I am a poor woman in the third estate. My husband died at a very young age and he left me and my two children alone. We live in Paris and France was under strict royal control. France wasdivided into three estates. Me and my family belonged to the third estate. The third estate is basically all of the commoners. We belonged to the group of poor people. About 98% of our population belong in this estate. We were the most diverse social class. The top of our class is known as the bourgeoisie which is the middle class. These people consist of bankers, merchants, manufacturers, lawyers, doctors, journalists and professors. Although the third estate is mainly rural peasants. The poorest members of our estate were urban workers. My husband was a
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Tens of thousands of people were executed right in public. A symbol of the revolution was the guillotine. The guillotine was a beheading machine created by Robespierre. He was the mastermind of this tragic time.Thousands were executed for resisting the revolution and accused of treason. Going against this republic resulted in execution.
After King Louis XVI was executed, France was without a leader. Napoleon Bonaparte was a captain in the French Army. He was increasing his military success and this convinced him that this was just the beginning to his power. Some saw Napoleon as a hero and others viewed him as evil. In 1799 he went from a general to a powerful political leader. In that year another constitution was made and in 1802 he named himself consul for life. Two years later he crowned himself emperor. Napoleon took the crown from the hands of the Pope and placed it on his head to prove he owned the thrown. He added many reforms of the revolution.
The French Revolution resulted in the fall of the monarchy and a rise in Napoleon’s leadership. This was a very brutal time for France. It was crucial because of all the deaths in France during the revolution. The events led to a democracy until Napoleon. The people still had the desire for a
Tens of thousands of people were executed right in public. A symbol of the revolution was the guillotine. The guillotine was a beheading machine created by Robespierre. He was the mastermind of this tragic time.Thousands were executed for resisting the revolution and accused of treason. Going against this republic resulted in execution.
After King Louis XVI was executed, France was without a leader. Napoleon Bonaparte was a captain in the French Army. He was increasing his military success and this convinced him that this was just the beginning to his power. Some saw Napoleon as a hero and others viewed him as evil. In 1799 he went from a general to a powerful political leader. In that year another constitution was made and in 1802 he named himself consul for life. Two years later he crowned himself emperor. Napoleon took the crown from the hands of the Pope and placed it on his head to prove he owned the thrown. He added many reforms of the revolution.
The French Revolution resulted in the fall of the monarchy and a rise in Napoleon’s leadership. This was a very brutal time for France. It was crucial because of all the deaths in France during the revolution. The events led to a democracy until Napoleon. The people still had the desire for a