French Uprising of 1789
How did monarchy's failure fuel the French uprising?
4.7 (33)
65 mins
Explore the early years of the French Uprising and how Enlightenment ideals like meritocracy and public education were pivotal in shaping the revolutionary goals. Learn about the failed attempt to create a democratic system and the eventual rise of Napoleon III.
Ep 1:
The Powder Keg Ignites
From crushing peasant taxes to noble rebellion and a queen's fateful whisper, discover how France's rigid estates and royal indecision lit the fuse for revolution in 1789.
Ep 2:
Faith, Talent, and the New Order
As revolution dismantled the Church's grip and old aristocracy, radical new ideas about merit and education promised to remake French society from the ground up.
Ep 3:
Guarding Liberty's Fragile Flame
By 1795, revolutionaries scrambled to protect democracy from its own extremes, even as American allies recoiled from France's violent turn, fracturing revolutionary brotherhood abroad.
Ep 4:
The Emperor Who Buried the Republic
Decades after the Bastille fell, a Bonaparte heir rides nostalgia and unrest to power, staging a coup that transforms the Republic into empire once more.
Discussions (12)
Howard
Level 8 · 10 mo agoNecker's draft is lost. We rely on his memory.
Yusuf
Level 4 · 10 mo agoMarie Antoinette stopping the King from signing Necker's plan is wild. She really let Artois manipulate her and it literally caused the revolution
Louis
Level 10 · 10 mo agoNecker claiming his lost draft would have saved France is the original 'Source: Trust me bro'.
