The French Revolution and the idea of the Nation video
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Date 5 May 1789 – 9 November 1799
(10 years, 6 months and 4 days)
Location Kingdom of France
Outcome
Abolition of the Ancien Régime and creation of constitutional monarchy
Proclamation of First French Republic in September 1792
Reign of Terror and Execution of Louis XVI
Radical social and political change
French Revolutionary Wars
Establishment of the French Consulate in November 1799
Ancient
Prehistory
Greek colonies 600 BC – 49 BC
Celtic Gaul until 50 BC
Roman Gaul 50 BC – 486 AD
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The French Revolution (French: Révolution française was a period of fundamental political and societal change in France that began with the Estates-General of 1789 and ended in November 1799 with the formation of the French Consulate. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of Western liberal democracy.[1]
Between 1700 and 1789, the French population increased from 18 million to 26 million, leading to large numbers of unemployed, accompanied by sharp increases in food prices caused by years of bad harvests.[2] Widespread social distress led to the convocation of the Estates General in May 1789, the first since 1614. In June, the Estates were converted into a National Assembly, which passed a series of radical measures, among them the abolition of feudalism, state control of the Catholic Church and extending the right to vote.
The next three years were dominated by the struggle for political control, exacerbated by economic depression and social unrest. External powers like Austria, Britain and Prussia viewed the Revolution as a threat, leading to the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars in April 1792. Disillusionment with Louis XVI led to the establishment of the First French Republic on 22 September 1792, followed by his execution in January 1793. In June, an uprising in Paris replaced the Girondins who dominated the National Assembly with the Committee of Public Safety, headed by Maximilien Robespierre.
This sparked the Reign of Terror, an attempt to eradicate alleged "counter-revolutionaries"; by the time it ended in July 1794, over 16,600 had been executed in Paris and the provinces. As well as external enemies, the Republic faced a series of internal Royalist and Jacobin revolts; in order to deal with these, the French Directory took power in November 1795. Despite military success, the war led to economic stagnation and internal divisions, and in November 1799 the Directory was replaced by the Consulate.