Estates of the realm

Define: estate – a division of three groups in France’s society based on wealth, status, and occupation before the French Revolution old regime – the political and social system of France in the 18th century before the Revolution republic – a government in which power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch émigré - a person who fled from France due to opposition to or fear of the French Revolution (referred to…

Frankly, one week isn't enough time to explore very much of France, let alone Paris. A scant seven days will force you to make some hard choices, because all of France's major and interesting sights are scattered to the whole country. Seven days may not seem like a long time, but with the right approach, you can see the big sights such as Musée du Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame and Versailles. Our suggested itinerary takes you to some o f France’s major attractions and charming towns. Feel…

the authority to revolt against the government to defend and take back their rights. Based on John Locke’s ideas of man’s three unalienable rights of Life, Liberty, and Property from his book “Two Treatises on Government”, the members of the Third Estate in the French social hierarchy teamed up and formed the National Assembly in order to secure their rights from the French monarchy. On July 14, 1789, a dissatisfied crowd stormed on the Bastille, a place where most political prisoners were…

class of 3 estates. The 1st estate was made up of the clergy of Roman Catholic Church who scorned Enlightenment ideas. The 2nd estate was made up of nobles who held the highest offices in government and disagreed about Enlightenment ideas. The 3rd estate was made up of the bourgeoisie, urban lower class and peasant farmers who embraced the Enlightenment ideas. The people of the third estate were treated unfairly. They paid 98% of the taxes, have more population than the 1st and 2nd estate, but…

not have a voice were they can speak out about their needs. The French society was divided into three different estates: the first, second, and third estate. The first and second estates were pretty much made out of the clergy and nobility, while the third estate consisted of merchants, peasants, and businessmen. The first and second estate did not have to pay taxes. The third estate had to…

Should the Third Estate be equal to the nobles and clergy?Yes, the third estate should be completely equal to the upper classes for three major reason. First, they took over two thirds of the nation’s population and should be treated more than just the ‘common people.’Second, the voting system outruled the third estate every time and the taxes that were only issued to the working class and not the nobles and clergy made their rules unfair also. Lastly , with being tired of their power and the…

briefly looking at the other contributory factors. Before the revolution, France was divided by a system called the Ancien Règime (Old Regime). The Ancien Règime divided France into the Three Estates. The First Estate was the Clergy, the Second Estate consisted of the French aristocracy, and the Third Estate was everyone…

wrote “What is the Third Estate? Everything.” in 1789, at the dawn of the revolution. The “Report on the Principles of Political Morality” was a speech delivered on behalf of The Committee for Public Safety by Robespierre on 5 February 1794, close to the end of the Terror. Both these historical documents have continuities. Abbé Sieyès, “What Is the Third Estate?” and Maximilien Robespierre’s…

Another similarity between the Revolutions of 1789 and 1848 was that although each revolution had a period of temporary success, their reforms both failed to have long-term effects on France, and the wars ended with the takeover of a conservative leader. In 1792, the French people were able to remove Louis XVI from the throne and the National Convention (the radicals) set up a republic. This new government elected representatives for the people’s voices expanded suffrage for all male citizens,…

The French Revolution was a revolution that took place around the time of 1789-1799. There were many causes of the French Revoultion; some of these were the American Revolution, The Enlightenment, and inherent problems. A revolution is caused when the people of a nation overthrow a government for a new system. The people wanted to change their government, so therefore they revolted and overthrew the monarchy and the Ancien Régime (government system). The French Revolution was probably the…