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Stardust Mirror

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4. Causes of French Revolution

Reply to Javaman (Original post)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 05:16 PM

Dec 13

Causes of French Revolution
-overly complex tax code
-govt in debt for wars
-nobility don't pay taxes
-nobility had rights, peasants didn't
-church monopoly on education
-church too much power & wealth
-some clergy lived luxuriously
-climate change led to successive poor harvests
-general famine
-no money/food for soldiers

Just what I cobbled together from a convo with someone who seemed to know..

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just a factoid for all of us to chew on... [View all] Javaman Dec 13 OP

Kick dalton99a Dec 13 #1

Has anyone sourced guillotine builders? jls4561 Dec 13 #2

France has a couple of guillotines in museum storage. Irish_Dem Dec 13 #8

Maybe Fred Leuchter canetoad Dec 13 #11

I looked up this guy. Irish_Dem Dec 13 #12

There's an excellent canetoad Dec 13 #13

Thanks for the info. Irish_Dem Dec 13 #14

The dump wants to cancel OT increases too. It's going to get worse, just watch... SWBTATTReg Dec 13 #3

Causes of French Revolution Stardust Mirror Dec 13 #4

Seems like a pretty accurate list for today, also. Thanks! erronis Dec 13 #9

Can't study French History without reference to John Law bucolic_frolic Dec 13 #16

thanks for that reference Stardust Mirror Dec 13 #17

Great OP malaise Dec 13 #5

Probably shouldn't post this but an idea just came to me EverHopeful Dec 13 #6

Wonder how many wear AR-15 bullet-proof jackets --- just in case. erronis Dec 13 #10

when Project 2025 gets results Skittles Dec 13 #7

Back then, wealth was real-- gold, land, etc. Now it's based mostly on stock value on paper. Silent Type Dec 13 #15