The?French Revolution?(French:?R?volution fran?aise; 1789?99) was a period of?radical?social and political upheaval in?French?and European?history. The?absolute monarchy?that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years. French society underwent an epic transformation as?feudal, aristocratic and religious privileges evaporated under a sustained assault from liberal political groups and the masses on the streets. Old ideas about hierarchy and tradition succumbed to new?Enlightenment?principles of?citizenship?and?inalienable rights.
French Revolution
The?French Revolution?(French:?R?volution fran?aise; 1789?99) was a period of?radical?social and political upheaval in?French?and European?history. The?absolute monarchy?that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years. French society underwent an epic transformation as?feudal, aristocratic and religious privileges evaporated under a sustained assault from liberal political groups and the masses on the streets. Old ideas about hierarchy and tradition succumbed to new?Enlightenment?principles of?citizenship?and?inalienable rights.
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