The Estates General May 1789 to Septemember 1791.
Date Submitted: 08/02/2004 15:15:31
Category: / History / European History
Length: 6 pages (1670 words)
Category: / History / European History
Length: 6 pages (1670 words)
I have chosen to discuss the Estates General as I feel it features centrally in the debates surrounding the French Revolution.
I intend to give a brief but accurate summary of the theme, The Estates General, followed by an attempt to explain just how relevant The Estates General is to this infamous and continually ongoing debate. Finally I will demonstrate some of the contrasting and/or comparative analysis offered by various renowned historians.
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…d their own interests at heart. However, it is important to say that whether from the upper ranks of the bourgeoisie or from the lower ranks of the petite bourgeoisie, or indeed from the commoners, they were united in their hatred of aristocracy and it was this unity at a time when it was needed the most that gave 'the masses' the power and the will to carry the Revolution forward.
Word Count 1700 (Including footnotes)
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