Louis XVIII of France

dissatisfaction led to outspread revolt and revolution. It can therefore be 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

time in France when the people took control of the government. It led to the end of the monarchy. The French Revolution lasted from 1789 to 1799. The French Revolution was a failure. It betrayed the goals of the revolution, spread terror among the French people and failed to create a government for the people. The French Revolution was a failure because it betrayed the goals of the revolution. One of the main goals of the revolution was liberty. To bring structure and order to France, Napoleon

The Second French Revolution or often known as the July Revolution began when disagreements between the King of France, who at that time was Charles X, and the Chamber of Deputies. The start of the revolution is described in this way, “The movement started in France, prompted by Charles X’s publication on July 26 of four ordinances dissolving the Chamber of Deputies, suspending freedom of the press, modifying the electoral laws so that three-fourths of the electorate lost their votes, and calling

King Louis XVIII agreed to the creation of a constitution and “promised a constitutional monarchy, with a bicameral parliament, religious toleration, and constitutional rights for all citizens.” However, the parliament was composed of extremely right wing royalists and was dismissed in 1816 due to disagreements. Louis XVIII later died in 1824, but he spent the rest of his time at the throne trying to heal the wounds of the Revolution. Following the death of Louis XVIII, his brother Charles

Napoleon Bonaparte was a military leader whose fame reached his peak in the French Revolution. He would serve as the Emperor of France from 1804-1814; He would resume this role in 1815 during the Hundred Days. He would become one of the most successful emperors in all of France and world history. He would win many wars and build a huge empire that ruled across Europe. His legacy has been analyzed by historians and learned by students in modern time. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15

Louis-Phillipe, born under the Old Regime in 1773, is the only French monarch to come to power as a result of a political uprising against his predecessor Although the cousin of the Bourbon monarch, King Louis XVI, Louis Phillipe—the son of Duc d’Orléans, was raised with liberal and Enlightenment ideologies. With his family heavily involved in the early stages of the French Revolution of 1789, Louis-Phillipe served as an officer in the military. Although

Destruction of a French Nation: The Count of Monte Cristo Human nature, predominantly, is a selfish entity and personal values, grudges, and aversions tend to seep into the larger society. Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo is set in 19th century France during a time when men fought against men, the government and religion was volatile, and those who possessed financial stability looked down upon those who did not. The novel takes place during the Bourbon restoration, the period between Napoleon

Napoleon returned to home to France with only about 10% of his Army still alive. He lost most of his soldiers during the Great White Death, which is one of the largest French disasters to date. Since all the coalition allies knew he was in trouble, they decided to follow him and take him out while he was down and burned out. This is when he decided to give himself up and be exiled to Elba with 1000 guards. Before he left though, he promised his men that he, “… would return when the flowers bloomed

French Revolution The kingdom of France was ruled by an Ancient Régime of the Monarchy, the clergy and the nobility for centuries and centuries. During the XVIII there was a lot of inequality between the moneyed and powerful clergy and the commoners. All the inequality of the time caused the French Revolution, a period in which the people gave an end the absolute monarchy and took control of the Government. There were two main reasons the French Revolution started; the Enlightenment Ideas and the

was one of the 16 children of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa, queen of Hungary and Bohemia. She was the youngest and most beautiful daughter of all. Marie Antoinette was brought up believing her destiny was to become queen of France. Marie Antoinette's first child was Marie Therese Charlotte(Madame Royale). Unpopular Queen Marie Antoinette supposedly had numerous affairs, especially the one with Count Hans Axel Fersen, who was a Swedish diplomat. Yet Marie Antoinette was