When and why did the French Revolution break out?
The French revolution is one of the greatest events in European history with far reaching consequences. It lasted for a period of ten years starting in 1789. The French society was divided into three classes i.e., the clergy, the nobility and the commoners. The first two classes lived in luxury and were not under the burden of taxes. The commoners for that matter bore the burden of all the taxes. Even the rich middle class was a victim of it. They did not have political rights. The king of France, Louis XVI nad his wife Marie Antoinette had emptied the French treasury with their pleasure-loving and extravagant lifestyle. The French revolution was mainly to overthrow the absolute monarchy in France and to bring social equality in the society.
The French revolution is one of the greatest events in European history with far reaching consequences. It lasted for a period of ten years starting in 1789. The French society was divided into three classes i.e., the clergy, the nobility and the commoners. The first two classes lived in luxury and were not under the burden of taxes. The commoners for that matter bore the burden of all the taxes. Even the rich middle class was a victim of it. They did not have political rights. The king of France, Louis XVI nad his wife Marie Antoinette had emptied the French treasury with their pleasure-loving and extravagant lifestyle. The French revolution was mainly to overthrow the absolute monarchy in France and to bring social equality in the society.
