Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 83 Lord, John 1810 1894 Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09: European Statesmen Reading ease score: 54.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09: European Statesmen" by John Lord is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book focuses on significant figures in European history, particularly during tumultuous periods such as the French Revolution. It examines the roles and influences of notable statesmen including Mirabeau, Edmund Burke, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Prince Metternich, among others, as they navigated the complex political landscapes of their times. The opening of the text begins with an introduction to the French Revolution, setting the stage by highlighting its complexity and the various catalysts that ignited this historical event. It emphasizes Mirabeau as a pivotal character, illustrating his rise as a powerful orator and reformer advocating change amidst the chaos. The narrative delves into the monarchy's shortcomings, the assembly of the Notables, and the eventual convocation of the Estates-General, which led to the transformation from a monarchy to a fledgling republic. It also hints at the tumultuous events following Mirabeau's death, indicating a shift from genuine reform efforts to extreme violence and chaos, thus framing the French Revolution as both a dramatic demand for justice and an explosive result of revolutionary fervor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en History D Text Children's History Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 515319 497664 2024-10-05T05:46:24.873803 2023-10-05T06:24:06.013331 text/html text/html 493409 2020-12-20T01:47:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1166825 2020-12-20T01:47:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1277108 2024-10-05T05:46:34.733746 application/epub+zip 1279904 2024-10-05T05:46:28.742796 application/epub+zip 262591 2024-10-05T05:46:27.320945 application/epub+zip 1520002 2024-10-05T05:46:39.500724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1490425 2024-10-05T05:46:33.508769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437126 2022-09-05T08:59:40.184042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481591 481491 2024-10-05T05:46:24.007786 2023-10-05T06:24:05.212266 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 482555 2020-12-20T01:47:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 180652 2020-12-20T01:47:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 482556 2020-12-20T01:47:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180477 2020-12-20T01:47:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21797 2024-10-05T05:46:39.656702 application/rdf+xml 18059 2024-10-05T05:46:27.879774 image/jpeg 3886 2024-10-05T05:46:27.596765 image/jpeg 1276861 2024-10-05T05:46:24.947795 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia