Essays on French Revolution

In 1848, many people were upset with Louis Phillipe and his politics. The people in France had a lot of problems with hunger, but the system could not sustain the needs of the people. This caused Napoleon III’s rise on the 10th December 1848, after...

Women’s experiences of the French Revolution varied greatly. There were three main classes of women: noble women from Versailles, middle class educated women, and workers such as peasant women, silk weavers, market women. They participated by marching/protesting, participating in debates, and writing pamphlets. They earned...

From the announcement of the opening of the States General, the desire to change the Nation emanated from all walks of life and we were apprehensive with anxiety or enthusiasm for this moment. Already, a strong political impetus traversed the country, Louis XVI and Necker...

William Blake was a poet, painter, and engraver who identified himself as a non-conformist. He was a radical thinker during his time among others like Thomas Paine and Mary Wollstonecraft. His radical vision is often reflected in the works he has produced. Blake’s works provide...

Throughout history, revolutions have followed one after the other in times when the people themselves needed to stand up for what they believed or to fight for what they felt was right. The topic of revolutions is something that has surfaced in nearly every society...

Socialism is a critique of the French Revolution and by extension Conservatism. Whereas conservatism supports individual agency, socialism completely refutes it. Conservatism is made of four key claims which support the rampant capitalism after the French Revolution. Edmund Burke argues that government is a practical...

Karl Marx said, “Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!” (brainyquote) Revolutions have happened all over the globe and at different stages of...

Emma Goldman once argued that “No real change has ever been brought about without a revolution… revolution is but a thought carried into action.” The thought of freedom allowed America to rebel against Great Britain and become what is today the United States of America....

The French (F.R.) and American (A.R.) Revolutions are phenomena of the same order — this belief has become so commonplace so long ago that it seems that it no longer needs proof. In fact, if these two phenomena have something in common, then this is...

Throughout the history of mankind many revolutions were led by people in different parts of the world in an attempt to chanage their society. Two such revolutions are the French Revolution and German Revolution, where people fought to change their society politically, ocially, economically. The...