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Execution by guillotine, 1792 Duration: 04:18 How the guillotine was used in France and brought about a new terror after the tyranny of the monarchy. |
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France in Revolution and the Reign of Terror, 1792-1794 Duration: 03:41 How France swapped one tyranny for another: from monarchy to sole-power dictatorship. A look at the French Revolutionary Robespierre and Napoleon's eventual coup. |
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How far was the King of France a significant cause of the Revolution of July 1789? Duration: 02:02 Examining the character and actions of the King of France, Louis XVI, and the French Revolution of 1789. |
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Locating privilege and inequality in pre-Revolutionary France Duration: 04:25 Examining the extent of inequality and corruption in pre-Revolutionary 18th century France. |
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Opposition to the New Republic Duration: 04:43 The reactions of Frenchmen to the revolution in 1789. It was not universally supported to the point that cities and regions in France actively co-ordinated rebellions against the new Republic. |
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The Bastille in Revolutionary France Duration: 04:50 A description of life in the Bastille prison in 1800 from the memoirs of a prisoner. This is used as a basis from which to examine the regime of the Bastille, leading up to the storming and fall of the prison. |
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The French Revolution Duration: 10:09 A mixture of drama, narration and contemporary sources of the French Revolution's events and context. |
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The Tennis Court Oath Duration: 00:03:53 By the late 1780s, France's financial problems brought it close to breaking point. Louis XVI called the Estates General to solve France's problems. |
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Was Louis XVII a significant cause of the Revolution? Duration: 01:25 Exploring the role, character and actions of the King of France and the Revolution of 1789. |
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