History A-Level
The politicisation of the Third Estate
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Pamphlets such as Sieyès' What is the Third Estate? politicised the Third Estate, which demanded voting by head rather than by order.
Topics that use The politicisation of the Third Estate
- 2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815 (A-level only) – 1795 The origins of the French Revolution, 1774–1789 (AQA A-Level)
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