Commonwealth realm

Many countries in the past had a monarchy, this meant that those who had royal titles, such as nobles or religious leaders had the most money. And of course, there had to be a lower class which made up the majority. In France the lower class was called ‘the third estate’ but most nobles and higher ups referred to them as peasants. Over time, the peasants of France started to realize that while they were being heavily taxed and overworked, the noblemen and women were living luxurious lives due to…

Estates at Risk Thirteenth century England demonstrated a perfect model of feudalism. The hereditary elite (the second estate) maintained its rule over an impoverished peasantry (the third estate), while the clergy (the first estate) held sway over all levels of society, setting moral standards and guiding the affairs of kings and serfs alike. However, as the 13th century came to a close, the durability of this rigid social order was about to be tested. A series of crises in 14th century…

In the beginning of the French Revolution, all problems the third estate were facing were mostly pushed by the bourgeoisie. The people that had actually fought for almost all of the causes were the peasants. Peasants, the heart of the revolution, took the major steps in the revolution including the March on Versailles, Storming of the Bastille and the execution of the king. Peasants fought because the king had not provided enough to them. By fighting, the peasants showed that you did not need…

Social reform during the French Revolution developed due to the unfair political system, brutality perpetrated by the first estate, and the living conditions the lower class lived through, nevertheless the violence and genocide committed in order to create reform was immoral. Prior to the French Revolution, people of influence abused the political system in order to allow them to live in luxury. The government consisted of the first, second and third estate. The First Estate is composed of…

On July 14th, 1789, the fortress built in the late 1300s to protect Paris during the Hundred Years’ War, was being attacked. The revolutionaries who stormed the Bastille prison were mostly store owners and craftsmen, who also happened to be residents of Paris. The Third Estate recently urged the king and demanded that the common people had more of a say in the French government. They were anxious that he was preparing the troops for an attack. In order to get weapons, armor, and other supplies,…

1. This picture draws attention the social conflicts that were happening during the Estate General, by depicting the third estate, middle-class lawyers or officials representing the people, being brought down. The picture shows those in the first two estates, the clergy of the Catholic Church, and the nobles, standing looking freighted by the man on the ground, who is part of the third estate, by the looks of his outfit. During this time the king refused to mandate voting by head or person…

Throughout human history and even continuing today we have seen societal changes, whether for better or for worse; society never stays the same for very long. As we 've seen throughout Europe this semester change is often sparked through the poor conditions of the lower classes, such conditions as we 've seen during the industrial revolution for example. Unfortunately most societal change if not all has only been obtained through bloody fights and the loss of human life. Although these changes…

French Revolution and the Reign of Terror By 1700s France was recognized as Europe’s most advanced country with foreign trade, large population, and raising culture. Even through everything seemed great unrest was rising between the three estates. This unrest in France’s society came from the poor conditions of the third estate, which was 97 percent of the population. The unfair conditions of the three estates lead to new-enlightened ideas, the French Revolution, and the Reign of Terror.…

During the French Revolution we to see how the French society begins to drastically change. The revolution starts in 1789 and lasts until 1799. The old regime of France divided France into three social groups, called estates. The first estate is the clergy. The second is the Nobility and the Third includes the middle class, the urban working class and the peasants. The clergy and nobility had many rights and owned together 35% of the land while only making up 5% of the population. They didn’t…

“Nothing will make me change my principles. Even with the knife at my neck I shall still declare, up to this day, the poor have done everything; it is time for the rich to take their turn… The selfish people, the young idlers, must be made useful, whether they like it or not, and some respite be procured for the useful and respectable worker” (Petr Kropotkin 1909, p. 263). The monarchical, aristocratic, social, legal and political system that governed the people of France prior to the…