Unit 2C.1 France in revolution, 1774 99

Revision notes covering the 1788 Financial Crisis; impact of American Revolution on the French Revolution; The Assembly of Notables; Opposition to the assembly of notables within the Paris Parlement; and the impact of / what was the enlightenment.

Colour Coded, theme and timeline organised, summarised note on the key events and people of the French Revolution 1774-99, edexcel course

Marked Coursework achieving 39/40 (top A*) on how significant war was in the downfall of the constitutional monarchy. Easy and effective structure to follow

The origins and onset • The ancien régime and its challenges in 1774: absolutism and court of revolution, 1774–89 faction; the parlements; the three estates; rights of nobles and church privilege; the impact of the Enlightenment and the spread of new ideas. • Problems facing France in the 1780s: rural poverty and urban food prices; taxation and crown debt; corruption at court; impact of the American Revolution. • The failings of Louis XVI and his ministers; Louis’ character; f...

Notes to form essay plans for A-Level History modules *Module A - The origins and onset of revolution, 1774–89* • The ancien régime and its challenges in 1774: absolutism and court faction; the parlements; the three estates; rights of nobles and church privilege; the impact of the Enlightenment and the spread of new ideas. • Problems facing France in the 1780s: rural poverty and urban food prices; taxation and crown debt; corruption at court; impact of the American Revolution. ...

A level A* Grade essay achieving 17/20 marked by head of history on the causes and escalation of the Terror in France 1792

A level A-Grade essay marked by Head of History on causes on the French Revolution

This document has all the information necessary to study the French Revolution. It goes in chronological order, addressing all the flash-points and big events that took place in this period. All this information, when learned, will guarantee you an A* as it did for me .