I will tell you who I am. I am a survivor of the death of my own father. A survivor of starvation. A survivor of the Terror of 1793. And most of all, a survivor of the French Revolution. During the period of the revolution, I took journals to track my journey on this horrible path towards liberty, equality and fraternity.
Was the revolution worth it? I think it is still too early to tell. Many things changed. Some continuities are that France went from monarch to monarch and that Roman Catholicism remained, although more suppressed, during the revolution. Some changes are the demolishment of the hierarchy, end of absolutism and it brought ideas of freedom and liberty into Europe.
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When you first hear the words, French revolution, what do you think? Do you think about all the people that had died or do you think about the guillotine monster? Well, this video will tell you all you need to know about the French revolution. From the peasant uprising to the return of Napoleon. This video covers it all. Now, let me tell you a little about what France was like before the revolution. There were many causes to the French revolution. In pre-revolutionary France, people were split into three estates and peasants had no power and worked hard whilst the higher estates had parties and spent money on jewelry and fancy outfits. This was one of the main reasons for the French revolution.
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious" – Albert Einstein