French Revolution began 150 years of chaos, war, bloodshed, revolution…. Each movement being eaten by the next… France in the 1789 had LOTS of problems: high tax on poor, Rich, oppression etc. CLEARLY in need of Revolution. America had just gone through their own revolution. But the ideal of these two revolutions were VERY different. In America, the Puritan ... Show More
Mar 2024
The French Revolution, Part 2 of 2
It’s simple enough to pinpoint the beginnings of the French Revolution in 1789, but far more difficult to mark its end. Following the initial outbreak of revolution, France was plunged into years of political, social and economic instability, as various new governments sought to ... Show More
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Mar 2024
The French Revolution, Part 1 of 2
During the late 18th Century, a series of political, social, cultural, and economic issues reached breaking point, exploding in what is now known as the French Revolution. This unprecedented event affected not just France, but the rest of the world - reinventing centuries-old app ... Show More
52m 1s
Dec 2022
Les grandes étapes de la Révolution française
La Révolution française a fait l’objet de nombreux débats entre historiens, notamment autour du fait de savoir si elle représentait un tout, en y incluant la Terreur, que l’on pouvait célébrer, ou s’il ne fallait en considérer que des bribes. Quoi qu’il en soit, elle constitue un ... Show More
51m 44s
Jan 2022
Revolutionary Monsters: Why Lenin, Mao, Castro, and Others Turned Liberation into Tyranny
All sparked movements in the name of liberating their people from their oppressors—capitalists, foreign imperialists, or dictators in their own country. These revolutionaries rallied the masses in the name of freedom, only to become more tyrannical than those they replaced. <br>< ... Show More
25m 38s
May 2022
249. Révolutionner l’école après 1789, avec Laurence De Cock et Côme Simien (les mercredis des révolutions)
Les mercredis des révolutions, Université populaire de la société d’histoire de 1848 en partenariat avec Politis – Séance du 11 mai 2022 à la mairie du 18e arrondissement de Paris Hérités des Lumières, les débats sur l’éducation se sont intensifiés pendant la Révolution française ... Show More
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