The French Revolution: In Brief
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The French Revolution: In Brief Causes of the French Revolution The French Revolution, which began in 1789, is the division between early modern/modern era What is an era? A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic The system of Louis XVI broke down, and destroyed the reason/explanation for monarchy and the hierarchical society of privilege that was the Old Regime. Who was Louis XVI? He was called the ?Sun King? He had the longest reign (ruling a country) in European History (1643-1715) He maintained absolute ruling/power by himself over France He drastically overspent Frances money building his palace at Versailles and four wars with most other European countries