Estates of the realm

The French Revolution, which started in 1789 and ended in 1799, brought many political and social changes to France. The French Revolution began because the 3rd Estate, which was comprised of peasants and bourgeoisie, was frustrated by the large amount of taxes and also that their voice was not being heard in government. In the beginning of the Revolution, many changes were made based on enlightenment ideals. However, toward the end of the Revolution in 1794, these enlightenment ideals were…

The French Revolution, which took place in 1789-1799, brought about great changes in France’s government and society. The monarchy was overthrown by a people fed up with their injustices. There were many different causes of the French Revolution, some of which were feudalism and the class system, the monarchy, and the economy. To began with, feudalism and the class system helped cause the French Revolution. The people of France were divided into three different classes, which were the clergy,…

were also known as the three estates.The main dispute between the three estates was paying taxes to the monarchs. The first and second estate didn’t have to pay taxes and this caused the third estate to pay all of the taxes which initiated a dispute. The third estate had no power to influence the government even though they consisted of ninety seven percent of the population. As said by author Vikram Rana, “They [third estate] had the wealth and social status. But the French Monarch, influenced…

the Third Estate?” Abbè Sieyès aka Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, was born May 3, 1748 in France. At the beginning time of the Revolution, Sieyès was an abbè for the church. Even though he believe more into the science aspect of life. The financial crisis in France forced the King to assemble the Estates General, so then the minister Necker asked for opinions on how the Estate General should be established. And this is when Abbè Sieyès created and presented the pamphlet, "What Is the Third Estate?”…

The French Revolution was a time of reckoning, blood shed, clashing beliefs, and chaos. With the French people overthrowing the Monarchy and execution of French aristocracy including King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette. This time period is such mixture for the arts. With the flamboyant and dream like Rococo style representing all the luxury that Royalty where having while leaving the French people to starve, artists started looking for new styles to lead the way of the Revolution.…

France at one point had a classification system called the Old Regime. It consisted of the First Estate, which had the clergy. The Second Estate included all of the nobles, and the Third Estate had all the middle class and poor. However the Third Estate was treated very poorly and were not equal to the other classes. The unjust treatment to the Third Estate was a major cause that led to the French Revolution. In the political cartoon, we see a poor man is chained while a king, priest, and a…

political, social and economic power between three classes, the monarchy, the clergy, and the aristocracy” (Bastille). Citizens of France were separated into three distinct estates. The First Estate consisted the French Catholic Clergy. The Second Estate comprised of the nobility, with its leader the king and his advisors. And the Third Estate, the poorest and largest group, represented the remaining population: servants, peasants, merchants, city workers, artisans, and middle class…

because the bourgeoisie wanted more freedom. In France around the 1700’s the three estates (Clergy, Nobles, Bourgeoisie/Peasants) faced 3 different kinds of oppression, political, economic, and social oppression. The first estate known as the Clergy or the Catholic Church did not like the enlightenment ideas. The second estate were the nobles. They had 2% of the population but owned 20% of land and paid no taxes. This estate also did not…

clergy and nobility. In addition, France was also suffering from major economic problems. People could barely afford to eat or maintain an income and it wasn’t looking to get any better. Rapidly spreading ideas of Enlightenment inspired the Third Estate to pursue change and self-determination for the true French nation, which was the citizens themselves. France is living proof that Enlightenment ideas can influence…

in Europe at the time, were unhappy with the way that they were being ruled, but many were too worried about the consequences to do anything about it. The French lower and middle class were able to use the recalling of the Estates General - a meeting in which the three estates (classes) of France met to discuss issues within the government and the future of the nation - to their advantage. At first they tried to bring about change through the conventional method of voting…