Highlights of the French Revolution

In 1787 the upper class French yielded economic and political power over the country’s underprivileged citizens, leading the working class to demand higher taxes from the elite. By the summer of 1789 a new constitution had yet to be written and enough controversy had fomented around King Louis XVI, the Tennis Court Oath, and the National Assembly to lead to the Great Fear. Eager to stop the panic from spreading, France revolted in 1792 against Austria and Prussia.Laden with conspiracy, coups d'etats – check out the eBook Napoleon’s Art of War by D’Aguilar for further study on this subject – and executions, Highlights of the French Revolution plucks out the most interesting moments of the French Revolution.