Louis XV of France

a second Glorious Revolution by the Americans. There was extreme unnecessary violence that occurred during 1793 and 1794 that affected roughly 20,000 to 40,000 people that were killed by the guillotine during The Reign of Terror, including King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette(King 's Wife), and even Robespierre. The government used extreme ways to achieve its ends, in which many ways were wrong and cruel. In fact, The Reign of Terror was not justified because: The methods of the disaster were too…

France has had many great leaders in its extensive history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was arguably one of the best rulers France has ever had. Napoleon Bonaparte, also known as Napoleon I, was a great military genius and political revolutionary of France. He made many changes for France and made it able to function after the Revolution. But he also got a lot of his success from the French Revolution. It made it very easy for him to rise up the ranks of the military, gain supporters, and take over…

protest, attacks and invasions. This event was one of the factors that also contributed to France shifting to a democratic system. It allowed an individual to take full power of not just the governments but the country itself- Maximilien Robespierre. Many neighbouring countries of France were forced to take action and intervene with this horrific period that occurred throughout history between 1792-1795. France declaring…

The Tennis Court Oath Oil painting by Jacques Louis David One of the most pivotal important moments in French History happened to also be a major turning point for the French society now seen today. That moment would be the Tennis Court Oath. The painting shows what appears to be the meeting of which was held June 20, 1789 as the Third Estate of France swore to each other never to disband until the Monarchy adopted a constitution limiting the King’s power for their New Assembly. The Tennis…

ruler holds authority that is only second to the divine being themselves, an absolute monarch is born. Throughout history, Europe has been home to many individuals that helped define the term absolutism and absolute monarchy. Most notably are Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia during the late 1700s. When examining a ruler’s legacy underneath the premise of absolute monarchy, how nice or how effective of a ruler has no effect. On the contrary, an absolute monarch is defined by the…

is also seen in history during Maximilien Robespierre’s Reign of Terror in 1793, when he was elected to lead the National Convention. After the execution of King Louis XVI, Robespierre and many radicals guillotined anyone they deemed “counter-revolutionary”. In just ten months, forty thousand people were executed. The removal of King Louis XVI’s…

backbone of European history, the French Revolution was an important sequence of events that changed world history with its ideas and outcomes. Before the commencement of the French Revolution, France was in a period called the Old Regime, which was an absolute monarchy ruled by Louis XIV ("The Old Regime in France: Absolute Monarchy."). Traditionally, in the Old Regime, society was broken down into three estates; the clergy (first), the nobility (second), and everyone else (third). The first…

monarchies. England and France had two different types of monarchy. Not all monarchies were constitutional in Europe. At the period of time it was easy to see Absolutism and Constitutionalism as a form of government. Most of the monarchs were men with the exception of England. Two important reigns were in Europe. One was in England with Queen Elizabeth I and the other one was in France with King Louis XIV. He became a King at the age of five. Louis XIV was born to be a king of France. In…

different political parties, “groups that help elect people and shape policies”, with different ideas. Furthermore, it almost caused America to break its neutrality treaty because of Genet’s, a French Diplomat, speeches which encouraged supporters to help France and force Washington to…

started out as a peaceful, for the most part, revolt to have the citizens’ demands met. Then it “escalated at a pace never before seen in history” (602). The Reign of Terror and the Law of 22 Prairial left too many people dead for the world to ignore. France will never be the same because of their actions from 1789-1799. The French Revolution was a watershed moment in European history that changed French society, politics, and international relations for the worst. There were many changes to…