Name: The French Revolution
ISBN: 978-1-349-00526-0

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Paul H. Beik

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Part of the book series: Document History of Western Civilization (DHWC)

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Crown, Parlement, and Aristocracy
1. November 19, 1787: Chrétien François de Lamoignon on Principles of the French Monarchy
  
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  Pages 1-3
2. April 17, 1788: Louis XVI to a Deputation from the Parlement of Paris
  
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  Pages 3-4
3. May 4, 1788: Repeated Remonstrances of the Parlement of Paris in Response to the King’s Statement of April 17
  
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  Pages 5-10
4. December 12, 1788: Memoir of the Princes
  
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  Pages 10-15
The Surge of Opinion
1. January, 1789: Sieyès, What Is the Third Estate?
  
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  Pages 16-37
2. February, 1789: Mounier on the Estates General
  
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  Pages 37-44
3. March 1, 1789: Parish Cahiers of Écommoy and Mansigné
  
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  Pages 45-51
4. March 14, 1789: Cahier of the Nobility of Crépy
  
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  Pages 51-56
5. March 26, 1789: Cahier of the Clergy of Troyes
  
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  Pages 56-63
The Loss of Royal Initiative
1. June 16, 1789: Barentin’s Memorandum on the Crisis in the Estates General
  
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  Pages 64-69
2. June 22, 1789: Montmorin’s Testimony in Support of Necker
  
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  Pages 69-72
3. June 23, 1789: Louis XVI at the Royal Session of the Estates General
  
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  Pages 72-80
4. August 2, 1789: Rivarol on the Meaning of July 14
  
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  Pages 80-85
The Defeat of a Moderate Coalition
1. August 4, 1789: Night Session of the National Assembly
  
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  Pages 86-94
2. August 20–26, 1789: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
  
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  Pages 94-97
3. September 1, 1789: Mirabeau on Royal Authority
  
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  Pages 97-107
4. September 4, 1789: Abbé Grégoire on the Royal Veto and the Legislature of Two Chambers
  
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  Pages 107-112
The Power of the National Assembly
1. October 10, 1789: Talleyrand on Ecclesiastical Property
  
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  Pages 113-119
2. October 15, 1789: Mirabeau, a Secret Memoir
  
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  Pages 120-130

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Book Title: The French Revolution
Editors: Paul H. Beik
Series Title: Document History of Western Civilization
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00526-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Paul H. Beik 1970
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-00526-0Published: 12 January 2016
Series ISSN: 2947-1508
Series E-ISSN: 2947-1516
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 399
Topics: History of France

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Front Matter

Crown, Parlement, and Aristocracy

The Surge of Opinion

The Loss of Royal Initiative

The Defeat of a Moderate Coalition

The Power of the National Assembly

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