Louis XVI of France

He believed that government is a construct of humans to protect natural rights, therefor when it is not doing its main job as outlined by John Locke then it has overstayed its welcome and needs to be refreshed with a more competent form. In France in 1789 there was a food crisis of massive proportions. A bad year of farming coupled with a boom in population created a food shortage, causing the price of food to rise to a point that families were starving because most of their income was going…

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 voices of their people to be heard. The slaves captured the wives of the plantation owners and held them hostage; furthermore, the wives were brutally tortured and eventually killed. Also, in France, there was no equality among the social class due to France’s feudal system. The main issue in France was economic inequality, as the peasants were demanded by law to remain poor. In addition to this, the appointed taxpayers were the peasants, tax farmers and tax gatherers, who paid what they…

starts to revolt against their authorities. In the late 1700s and early 1900s, both France and Russia had some troubles with their government that some what triggered the beginning of their revolutions. In this paper, I will argue that there are more similarities than differences when it comes to the causes of both French and Russian Revolution. Both revolutions were triggered by previous events that involved them; France was involved in the American Revolution that made them have economic…

The Miserable Ones In the poem “London” by William Blake, (1794), the author demonstrates the vile history of for those living in poverty without blatantly stating this to the public and those in power. Blake focuses on the condition of London during the 18th century as well as its culture. Within each stanza of Blake’s classic poem, the character describes in detail what he is seeing as he continues to walk down the destitute and barren streets of London. This man surreptitiously explains the…

There is a constant struggle in every human to be a part of a society while also maintaining their own individualism and personal freedom, and it is a characteristic of a great society when both can exist uncompromised. However, in France, the aristocrats and the nobility were the only groups that had both a sense of individualism and their own freedom, while the rest of the commoners were completely dependent on the monarchy and had no say in anything that happened. The moderate phase…

From 1789 to 1791, the French Revolution wasn 't generally all that progressive. For France itself, beyond any doubt, it mattered an incredible arrangement that feudalism was nullified and that a constitution was set up, and for the short space of time for such substantive changes to be experience and completed. In any case, in 1791, King Louis XVI chose he didn 't care for the progressions, didn 't care for more changes furthermore that he was going to jolt the nation. This choice wound up…

Bonaparte made several attempts to destroy the French economy and restore equality amongst the social classes. The French government was in massive amounts of debt, hence the reason why the taxes were so high for the peasants. Fortunately, King Louis XVI was executed and Bonaparte was elected as president. The fearless leader, Bonaparte, is responsible for creating a sense solidity. Furthermore, he abolished social inequality and introduced the Napoleonic code, which allowed religious freedom…

Revolutionary France was a period of great turmoil and change that unfolded over two decades starting in the late 1780’s. Brought on by many culminating factors, the French revolution altered the lives of all social classes. Clinging to the old regime, the nobility and monarchy continued to live lavish lifestyles while their subjects starved. The rising class of professionals whose wealth nearly matched that of the nobles continued to be taxed at the same rates as the peasants, making them…

are willing to do anything to protect the king and queen, others were advocates of a strong constitutional monarchy. Some women came from the highest classes; their families were some of the wealthiest in Europe. Others tended to cattle in western France or served the upper classes as maids. There are a few…