History A-Level
Popular protest and urban revolt
What Popular protest and urban revolt means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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On 14 July, Parisians stormed the Bastille, a symbol of royal tyranny, and this revolt forced the king to withdraw his troops, recall Necker, and accept the Paris Commune.
Topics that use Popular protest and urban revolt
- The origins and onset of revolution, 1774–89 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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