The French Revolution: Marie Antoinette (TRIH eps 475-482)
1770–1791 · Resource
With seismic antecedents such as the Glorious Revolution in England and the American War of Independence, what was it about the French Revolution that saw it become arguably the most important episode in all early modern political history? And what unique combination of factors converged to unleash this colossal, world-shaking event; the paradigmatic example of a people trying to reshape their society?
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Around 1770
- Haitian Revolution (1791)
- Latin American wars of independence (1808)
- Seven Years' War (1756)
- Presidency of George Washington (1789)
- French Revolution (1789)
- American Revolution (1765)
- Jacobite rising of 1745 (1745)
- Industrial Revolution (1760)
- American Declaration of Independence (1776)
- Industrial Revolution begins (1760)