Category: French Revolution
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Napoleon and the French Revolution (Part II)
You can read Part I HERE! In this part, I explore some of the criticisms leveled at Napoleon. Is it still fair to call him a revolutionary at heart when he was crowned emperor? The criticisms of Napoleon’s actions are not few, and it should be noted that he went to great lengths to hold on to…
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Napoleon: The Revolution & the Catholic Church
In this essay segment, I explore Napoleon’s connection to the French Revolution and Roman Catholicism. Even though he accepts the role of emperor, bringing civil rule to an end, perhaps he was more revolutionary than we tend to think. It might be easy to dismiss Napoleon Bonaparte’s reign as a clear shift away from the…
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The French Revolution: The Estates General
A little over a year ago, I posted what has become one of my most popular posts on this blog. It was a post about the peasantry in the French Revolution. Riveting stuff, right! Well, I suppose it’s all the students taking a course on the French Revolution that google “peasants, French Revolution” that brings…
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Taxes, Tithing, and Rumors: The Peasantry in the French Revolution
Complaints of an unfair tax system. Cries of inequality and a widening income gap. Rumors of impending doom. No, we are not talking about 2013. These were the themes which put a twist in the French Revolution of 1789. Here’s a short essay I wrote on the subject a while back. As the French bourgeoisie…
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