The Storming of the Bastille

Abstract: This 6 page paper provides an overview of the central arguments and underpinnings of the French Revolution of 1789. This paper assesses the arguments of Norman Hampson, who has argued that frustrated attempts at moderation could have established a new society peacefully, but that the nobility blocked this kind of process. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

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Subcatagory: European History

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