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The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a pivotal period in the history of French, European and Western civilization. During this time, republicanism replaced the absolute monarchy in France, and the country's Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo a radical restructuring. While France would oscillate among republic, empire, and monarchy for 75 years after the First Republic fell to a coup d'état, the Revolution is widely seen as a major turning point in the history of Western democracy—from the age of absolutism and aristocracy, to the age of the citizenry as the dominant political force.
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British Newspaper Coverage of the French Revolution - A small archive of the British view of unspeakable events in the French Revolution.
Causes of the French Revolution - Timeline of events from 1785 to 1799.
Europe in Retrospect - The French Revolution - The ideology
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France During the French Revolution and Under Napoleon Bonaparte - An annotated chronology of civil and military events.
French Revolution - General and image resources.
French Revolution - Historical documents, essays, bibliographical information, and links.
French Revolution - Online texts of Lafayette, Lavoisier, Maurepas, and LaForte.
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French Revolutionary Pamphlets - Digital facsimiles of pamphlet propaganda.
La Marseillaise - The French national anthem with audio.
Links on the French Revolution - Wide variety of annotated links from introductory to specialized sites.
Masonic Traitors, Treason, and Treachery - The French Revolution, Jacobins and Jacobites - Excerpt from a book, alleging that the French Revolution was instigated and directed by Freemasons and Masonic organizations.
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On Political Morality - This is a speech given by Maximilien Robespierre on February 1794.
Revolution and After - Tragedies and Farces of the French Revolution and post-revolution periods.
The French Revolution - The Start of the Decline of Western Civilization - Essay by Philip Atkinson.
Meta Description: [ Why the French revolution was the start of the decline of Western Civilization, an argument supported by citing a contemporary of the times, Edmund Burke. ]
The French Revolution History - Behind the Rose of Versailles - History through a fictitious character.
Meta Description: [ The French Revolution history (1770-1799). Start from Louis XVI's era,
through the turmoiling 10 years of revolution, The Reign of Terror, till
Napolean Bonarparte ruled. Significant characters and events associate with
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The Guillotine Headquarters - Lavishly illustrated site dedicated to this execution machine.
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The Parisian Stage During the French Revolution - A research project by professors at the University of Chicago whose goal was to list all plays that were performed in Paris during the French Revolution.
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