History A-Level
Collapse of absolute monarchy
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Between May and October 1789 royal authority collapsed as revolution spread across France, and the royal family became prisoners of the revolution in Paris.
Topics that use Collapse of absolute monarchy
- 2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815 (A-level only) – The experiment in constitutional monarchy, 1789–1792 (AQA A-Level)
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