Category: French Revolution

The French Revolution was an amount of your time that overthrew the autocracy, accomplished a republic, assembled violent periods of political turmoil, and eventually finish in totalitarianism below Napoleon that brought several of its principles to areas he conquered in Western Europe and on the far side. At the time they believed they were achieving…

The French Revolution was not heartily welcomed by everyone in the 18th century. Edmund Burke, Joseph de Maistre, and Klemons von Metternich were thinkers at this time who wrote documents that showed their dislike for the ideas that stemmed from this revolution. The main idea that they wanted to combat was the elimination of the…

We can agree that kings have ruled for centuries governments in Europe, France after centuries of being under the control of kings finally made the decision to start a revolt and fight the system that has oppressed them for centuries. Thomas Paine in his Rights of Man explains the problem of having a monarchy government.…

The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a transformative event that reshaped France’s political, social, and cultural landscape. Lasting for over a decade, this revolution marked a significant departure from the monarchy and heralded the rise of a more egalitarian society. This essay will delve into the key aspects of the French Revolution, starting…

The french revolution was something that transpired from 1789 through late the 1790s. Now the main reason that this revolution even happened was the French had just received a new king, but this king was not the best leader that France could have hoped for. He never stood up for himself and he was always…

Music was used to invoke nationalistic pride within the people of France and proved to be an essential tool when rising against the aristocracy during the French Revolution. For example, Le Marseillaise, which is the French national anthem. It was written during this period of time. It is clearly known that the French Revolution presented…

The French Revolution is an iconic part of history, it is an event that is a turning point within Europe where the monarchy system started to disappear, however throughout time it was mostly described with a clear partisan of the white male. This blog post will explain the importance of both women and black people…

The revolution is a child of the Enlightenment, people dreamed of building a world based on reason, they dreamed of bringing universal happiness, but it all ended in blood, and civil war. What is terror? In Latin, terror means fear and horror, that is, any violence that causes horror is called terror. For many years,…

A beautiful silk slipper flying off the toes of a swinging lady, all lightweight petticoats and romance. What better setting could there be for Manolo Blahniks sensational shoes? Blahniks exhibition at the Wallace Collection has the oval drawing room entirely dedicated to the candy-colored shoes designed for Sofia Coppolas 2006 film, Marie Antoinette, which includes…

The name of the Paris metro is a reflection of French history and how leaders (Kings, emperors), Scientists during the Enlightenment, writers, revolutionaries, heroes, and other events impacted France’s representation. This essay highlights certain heroes of France and analyses the question, how has gender and class inequality evolved from the period of the French Revolution…