Can you imagine a person who has her hair shaped like a boat? Can you imagine thousands of people marching into a prison and destroying it as a sign of rebellion? Or can you imagine the royal king of one country being publicly executed (later on, his entire family) and its head cut off by its citizens in front of one hundred thousand people’s eyes? Welcome to the French Revolution, as the citizens of France fought hard against their leader and superiors for equality and their human rights to be able to survive in the country. This was also considered one of the most significant revolutions of a country that changed its political system from monarchy, meaning that it was ruled by a king or queen, to democracy, meaning that all the decisions were made by the citizens themselves. In our video, we talk about this bloody transformation. Started with the unpleased peasants, they thought that they were treated unfairly compared to people who had a higher level than them since they were taxed higher and caused poor harvests for them, while the other group had always been enjoying their lives with less pressure. Then, their actions began. As they gathered to swear an oath, stormed the famous Bastille, which was a big jail that held prisoners from Paris, and later on, the craziest of them all, killed their king and later on his family by guillotine, as shown by the picture on the top. Our video includes a complete insight into the key events that happened, along with analyzed speeches and well-made graphics embedded. But most importantly, we also provide a discussion of whether the French Revolution was actually worth it or not.

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Un article rédigé par Laurette Duranel avec Bruno Fumat. *L’exécution de Louis XVI, gravure anonyme, Paris, musée Carnavalet / Wikipedia Commons*. Rcf.fr, RCF, le 20 janvier 2023 – Modifié le 17 juillet 2023, https://www.rcf.fr/articles/culture/il-y-a-230-ans-le-roi-louis-xvi-etait-guillotine-a-paris.