French Revolution - Honors

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Unit Outline - French Revolution - Honors

Lectures

Intro to the French Revolution (Louis XIV)

The Revolt of the Nobles

The Revolution Unleashed

The Liberal Revolution

Radicalization of the Revolution

The Radical Revolution

Napoleon's Legacy

Readings

Louis XVI's Speech at the opening of the Estates General on May 9, 1789

Declaration of the Rights of Man

Declaration of the Rights of Women and Citizen

The Radical Revolution

Maximilien Robespierre: Justification of the Use of Terror - February 5, 1794
The French Revolution - IMDb http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444633/

Unit Links (Not Required)

General Links for the whole Revolution:

* BBC Clips on the French Revolution

* The French Revolution - Wikipedia

* The Learning Network's French Revolution

* The Internet Modern History Sourcebook - an excellent links page for primary sources. (Note, what I call "The Noble Revolt," they call the "Lead Up."

* Louis XVI's Revolutionary History

The Noble Revolt:

* Prof. Rempel's history of the early Rev.

* The Estates General

The Liberal Revolution:

* The French Revolution: The Moderate Stage, 1789-1792

* The Assembleé Nationale - English version

The Radical Revolution:

* Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794)- BBC

* Georges Jacques Danton - Wikipedia

* War in the Vendée