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French Revolution. The French Revolution[a] was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, [1] while its values and ...
"Citoyens, la Patrie est en danger." "Que ceux qui vont obtenir l'honneur de marcher les premiers pour défendre ce qu'ils ont de plus cher se souviennent toujours qu'ils sont Français et libres; que leurs concitoyens la de maintiennent dans leur foyer la sûreté des personnes et des propriétés; que les magistrats du peuple veillent ...
The Révolution nationale (French pronunciation: [ʁevɔlysjɔ̃ nɑsjɔnal], National Revolution) was the official ideological program promoted by the Vichy regime (the “French State”) which had been established in July 1940 and led by Marshal Philippe Pétain. Pétain's regime was characterized by anti-parliamentarism, personality cultism ...
French Constitution of 1793. The Constitution of 1793 (French: Acte constitutionnel du 24 juin 1793), also known as the Constitution of the Year I or the Montagnard Constitution, was the second constitution ratified for use during the French Revolution under the First Republic. Designed by the Montagnards, principally Maximilien Robespierre and ...
Jules Michelet (French: [ʒyl miʃlɛ]; 21 August 1798 – 9 February 1874) [3] was a French historian and writer. He is best known for his multivolume work Histoire de France (History of France), [4] and is considered one of the founders of modern historiography. Michelet was influenced by Giambattista Vico; he admired Vico's emphasis on the ...
The Fête de la Fédération at Champ de Mars with in the distance the King's tent (Musée de la Révolution française).. The Fête de la Fédération (Festival of the Federation) was a massive holiday festival held throughout France in 1790 in honour of the French Revolution, celebrating the Revolution itself, as well as national unity.
Qu'est-ce que le Tiers-État? (transl. What Is the Third Estate?) is an influential political pamphlet published in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution, by the French writer and clergyman Abbé Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (1748–1836). [1] Written during the Assembly of Notables between 6 November and 12 December ...
Saint-Lazare Prison. Coordinates: 48°52′32″N 2°21′16″E. The enclos Saint-Lazare on Turgot's 1739 map of Paris. The building in 2010. Saint-Lazare Prison was a prison in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. It existed from 1793 until 1935 and was housed in a former motherhouse of the Vincentians.