“The French Revolution is the ultimate modernist statement. Destroy everything.” -John Corigliano

“The word “terror” was originated from the French Revolution”

“The French Revolution taught us the rights of man.” Thomas Sankara

These are the quotes about the French Revolution, which was a revolution that shaped modern socio-political ideologies by setting precedents for overthrowing unjust society and authority.

Due to the French Revolution, the late 18th century in France might have been one of the most chaotic years in the history of humanity; radical ideologies, violence, and rapid fluctuations in political systems was prevailing in french during the era.  “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité”,(Liberty, Equality, and fraternity)- the slogan of revolutionaries- provoked approximately 28 million peasants to overthrow the unjust socio-political system of the French monarchy, and King Louis XVI. Not only did it put an end to the feudal system, disband a kingdom and its monarchy, and establish civil laws and fairer representation of all peoples under governance. However, it did not last long, as the one-man dictatorship was stored by Napoleon. Despite this, It is more than enough to say that the  French Republic was one of the most Preeminent revolutions in history.  In this video, we will be discussing about chronologically ordered events of the French Revolution in plain language; how it changed from monarchy to republic, and how Napoleon changed it back to autocracy. The legacies of the French Revolution will be also discussed.

 

 

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