The French Revolution: The History of Robespierre, Marie Antoinette, the French Monarchy, the Reign of Terror, and the Rise of Napoleon - Couverture souple

D. Becker, Jonas

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798162164258

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

France entered 1789 burdened by debt, rising food prices, political conflict, and growing anger toward a social system that had divided the kingdom for generations. Within a few years, the French monarchy had collapsed, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette had been executed, a republic had been declared, and revolutionary leaders were fighting over the future of France.

The French Revolution follows the dramatic transformation of France from the final crisis of royal government to the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. It traces the events that brought ordinary people into political life, destroyed long standing privileges, challenged the authority of the monarchy, and changed ideas about citizenship, rights, government, and power.

In this book you will find:
• The financial and political crisis that weakened Louis XVI and the French monarchy
• The role of Marie Antoinette, Versailles, and the growing hostility toward the royal court
• The Estates General, the Third Estate, and the creation of the National Assembly
• The Storming of the Bastille and the unrest that spread across France in 1789
• The abolition of feudal privileges and the Declaration of the Rights of Man
• The Flight to Varennes and the collapse of confidence in the king
• The wars that helped bring down the monarchy and led to the creation of the French Republic
• The trials and executions of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
• The struggle between the Jacobins, Girondins, and other revolutionary factions
• The rise of Maximilien Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety
• The Revolutionary Tribunal, political executions, and the Reign of Terror
• The fall of Robespierre and the reaction against Jacobin rule
• The Directory, political instability, economic hardship, and continued war
• The military rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and the coup of 1799
• The lasting political and social changes created by the French Revolution

From the Bastille and the fall of the French monarchy to Robespierre, the Reign of Terror, and the rise of Napoleon, this history presents the people, conflicts, and turning points that transformed revolutionary France and influenced the modern world.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798162164258
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 166
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg