As King Louis XVI reined over France during the French Revolution his actions heavily impacted the revolution. When he took over as king in 1774 the country was in severe financial crisis; extravagant spending for the American Revolution left the country on the brink of bankruptcy (History.com Staff 2009). Heavy taxes were imposed which were impossible for the Third Estate (the common people) to pay due to low harvests. King Louis XVI was not popular by the citizens which resulted in outbreaks to
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Compare & Contrast the foreign policies of Napoleon I and Louis Philippe Both placed on the thrown after revolutions‚ King Louis Philippe and Napoleon Bonaparte were pressured to adopt a nationalistic foreign policy. During Napoleon ’s reign‚ France reached its greatest magnitude and was considered among Europe as a leading military power. In contrast‚ King Louis Philippe adopted a cautious foreign policy which did not satiate the nationalistic thirst of the French people at the time nor did
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that Louis is not in full control and gives away part of his power to the population. Furthermore the increasing economic hardship led to anti-government feelings among the population and a rise in popularity towards the popular movement.
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Revolution unfolded‚ King Louis XVI of France soon found himself in the centre of it and gradually became one of the victims. In the morning of Tuesday 21st January 1793‚ he was woken by his guards and taken to Place de la Revolution. "My people‚ I die an innocent man" were his last words to the crowd‚ and moments later‚ his head was held up to the crowd . However‚ what caused the end of monarchy? Was Louis XVI completely responsible for his own downfall? There is no questioning that Louis XVI is‚ in fact
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Napoleon was nothing more than a dictator in his rule of France between 1799 and 1815. How far do you agree? “History is a version of events which everyone has agreed on” - Napoleon Napoleon was nothing more than a tyrant as he exploited France in pursuit of his own ambitions to achieve a dynasty in his name. A dictatorship is often associated with repression and the workings of a police state. Both of these were‚ in fact‚ being used in France . For example Napoleon vigorously censored the press
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louis phillipe wanted to produce a liberal country thus he avoided extreme policies.he extinguished all harsh policies which charles x had imposed in france such as press censorship.however‚although louis phillippe proved to be liberal and upheld all the revolutionary principles of 1789 his downfall was caused by the people of france‚the ones whom he had ruled with justice.louis phillipe`s downfall was as a result of a combination of what he did‚that is his unpopular policies and all that he had
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18. After the rule of Napoleon‚ Louis XVIII returned France to pre-revolutionary conditions in certain aspects of society and politics. For example‚ Louis brought back restrictions to religion‚ Protestants were tormented for their faith. Louis accepted the Code that had been developed by Napoleon but banned divorce‚ although it had been permitted during the revolution. Louis restored Catholic superiority‚ this had a trickling effect on the doings of the revolution‚ restricting rights and restoring
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The citizen of France overthrew the Monarchy‚ which had once been made up of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. After the ten year period of revolution and change in the country of France‚ a military leader named Napoleon rose. Napoleon Bonaparte came to power through a “coup d’etat.” Napoleon had caused much destruction throughout his reign‚ but the last straw was when Napoleon took around 420‚000 men to invade and take over Russia. Only 10‚000 survived‚ when he got back to France the citizens
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advancing into France from a direction and despite continuous French resistance‚ Paris was surrendered on March 31‚ 1814. Several days later‚ Napoleon surrendered unconditionally was “given” the island of Elba in the Mediterranean to where he was to live out the rest of his life. The Spring of 1815‚ Napoleon returns from the island of Elba with his bodyguards and returns to Southern France. He marched towards Paris with most of his troops following. The newly placed King Louis the XVIII‚ quickly
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established that some fault does indeed lie with the Bourbons. However how much blame can be apportioned to them? In 1814‚ Louis XVIII signed The Charter‚ taking a big step towards a Constitutional Monarchy in France‚ and away from the Absolute Monarchy that was attributed to the ancien regime. This was the first in a series of steps made by the monarch to satisfy the people of France that he was committed to change and accepted the validity of both revolution and its ideals. This was of vital importance
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