The French Revolution

Part I of Essay
The crowd cheered as another nobleman’s head fell to the ground. The contraption used to kill the man had left a shear and precise cut through its victim’s neck, out which the remainder of his blood was pouring. Blood was not an uncommon sight for this time through. It wa ....

Part II of Essay
.... old social and governmental system of France in the time before the revolution. France at the time was an absolute monarchy, meaning that the king had complete and utter control over the people of France. Since the Monarch (King) had complete control over everything in society (including the church, taxation, national justice system, and the military) the ruler had to be a strong man capable of running the government, but the ruler during the uproar of the revolution (Lewis XVI) was not capable by any means. Another problem with the Old Re ....