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  2. Feb 26, 2024 · French Revolution, revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799 and reached its first climax there in 1789—hence the conventional term “Revolution of 1789,” denoting the end of the ancien régime in France and serving also to distinguish that event from the later French revolutions of 1830 and 1848.

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  3. Sep 28, 2020 · James Hardy | European History, French Revolution | March 8, 2024. The French Revolution, a seismic event that reshaped the contours of political power and societal norms, began in 1789, not merely as a chapter in history but as a dramatic upheaval that would influence the course of human events far beyond its own time and borders.

  4. The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of ideological, political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French polity, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Enlightenment principles ...

  5. Overview. Previous Next. Historians agree unanimously that the French Revolution was a watershed event that changed Europe irrevocably, following in the footsteps of the American Revolution, which had occurred just a decade earlier.

  6. French Revolution Explained: Facts, dates and deaths. When did the French Revolution take place and when did it end? The commencement of the French Revolution lasted for a total of 10 years, beginning on the 5th May 1789, and ending in 1799, when General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the revolutionary government.

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