The French Revolution stands as one of the most influential turning points in modern history, transforming ideas about power, rights, and government far beyond France. It did not erupt overnight, ...

While volcanic activity and related crop decline may have been a factor, multiple causes led to the French revolution, such as the high-spending habits of the French aristocracy and the cost of France ...

Most people think of revolution as a violent overturning of political institutions. Parisians storming the Bastille on July 14, 1789, became a model of popular action later adopted, in 1917, by the ...

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