Project Gutenberg 2011-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 284 Belloc, Hilaire 1870 1953 Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, H. The French Revolution Steven Gibbs, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The French Revolution" by Hilaire Belloc is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the events and underlying political theories that characterized the French Revolution, aiming to present a comprehensive understanding of the uprising and its implications, particularly from a perspective informed by both political thought and religious context. The opening of the book establishes Belloc's intent to explore the foundational political theories that drove the Revolution, rather than merely recounting historical events. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the motivations behind the actions of key figures such as King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, while highlighting the interplay of military history and its broader significance during this tumultuous period. Belloc argues that to truly grasp the nature of the French Revolution, one must appreciate the complex dynamics between the revolutionary ideology, the personalities involved, and the significant role of the Catholic Church in the socio-political landscape of France. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 446811 446672 2024-09-15T04:24:24.993002 2023-09-15T10:09:48.526608 text/html text/html 439160 2022-03-25T14:18:58 text/html 2357979 2024-09-15T04:24:37.087987 application/epub+zip 2359621 2024-09-15T04:24:28.632150 application/epub+zip 229821 2024-09-15T04:24:25.619046 application/epub+zip 1499860 2024-09-15T04:24:42.069956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1449203 2024-09-15T04:24:33.889966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323374 2022-09-16T07:35:55.150270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386066 385974 2024-09-15T04:24:23.971009 2023-09-15T10:09:47.626620 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 386008 2022-03-25T12:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18285 2024-09-15T04:24:42.215922 application/rdf+xml 24016 2024-09-15T04:24:25.764023 image/jpeg 3381 2024-09-15T04:24:25.691045 image/jpeg 139265 2022-03-25T12:20:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 2154002 2022-03-25T14:19:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 2400534 2024-09-15T04:24:25.078064 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