Living the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon

Living the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon « Series from 2013

Series from 2013

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Genres: Special Interest

The 25 years between the onset of the French Revolution in 1789 and the Bourbon Restoration after Napoleon in 1814 is an astonishing period in world history.

Learn the full story of this era that shook the foundations of the old world and marked a permanent shift for politics, religion, and society - not just for France, but for all of Europe.

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Introduction and the Old Regime Monarchy

Privilege: Old Regime Society

The Enlightenment

France, Global Commerce, and Colonization

American Revolution and the Economic Crisis

The Political Awakening of 1789

July 14th: Storming the Bastille

Peasant Revolt and the Abolition of Feudalism

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

Paris Commands Its King

Political Apprenticeship in Democracy

Religion and the Early Revolution

The Revolution and the Colonies

Women?s Rights in the Early Revolution

The King's Flight

Foreign Reactions: A Divided Europe

The Path to War with Europe

Overthrowing the Monarchy

The King's Trial

The Republic at War

Revolutionary Culture and Festivals

Family and Marriage

Slave Revolt and the Abolition of Slavery

Counterrevolution and the Vendée

The Pressure Cooker of Politics