ASIN: B00R4T8EB2
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 58
*Includes pictures*Describes the history of the Bastille before the French Revolution*Includes accounts of the storming of the Bastille by one of the defenders*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAs one of the seminal social revolutions in human history, the French Revolution holds a unique legacy, especially in the West. The early years of the Revolution were fueled by Enlightenment ideals, seeking the social overthrow of the caste system that gave the royalty and aristocracy decisive advantages over the lower classes. But history remembers the French Revolution in a starkly different way, as the same leaders who sought a more democratic system while out of power devolved into establishing an incredibly repressive tyranny of their own once they acquired it. The French Revolution was a turbulent period that lasted several years, but the most famous ...
