"The French Revolution" by Hilaire Belloc is a recount of the late 1700s upheaval in France, focusing on the political ideas and religious influences that shaped this period. The book seeks to explain the reasons behind the revolt and its effects by examining why figures like King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette acted as they did, and it connects the revolution to the military actions of the time, while analyzing the interaction between revolutionary thinking, key individuals, and the powerful role of the Catholic Church within French society and politics.
The French Revolution
By Hilaire Belloc
Explore France's violent transformation as political ideals and religious beliefs collide, leading to a nation forever changed.
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About the AuthorJoseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was a French-English writer, politician, and historian. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong effect on his works.
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was a French-English writer, politician, and historian. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong effect on his works.
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