France was the powerhouse of Europe. It had the continent’s biggest population, a large overseas empire and had become the ...

Raised expectations followed by crushed hopes can move people to the streets. ... the case of the French Revolution of 1789 reminds us of the contested nature of social change.

'The men are holding back, the men are cowards . . . we will take over' On 5 October 1789 thousands of Parisian women tramped twelve miles to Versailles to bring the king back to the capital. This ...

In Liberty or Death, he looks at the Revolution of 1789-99 as a complex national event, generated by a wide range of factors -- the size and diversity of the country, inequities in taxes, the ...

On July 14, 1789, thousands of Parisians stormed the prison to protest King Louis XVI's abuse of power. It was a defining moment of the revolution that toppled the monarchy.

To explanations of the French Revolution of 1789, as to the making of books, there appears to be no end. We all remember the "madness theory" which was put forth so persistently for years and ...