The Cause of the French Revolution

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French Revolution

There is no single cause that can be attributed to the French Revolution . This is because it was essentially rooted in the nature and political system of France . There was however a period when historians were confident of their of French Revolution with the aristocratic reaction being the basic concept by which they operated This concept meant many things at once . Politically , it implied to the undermining of Louis XIV absolutism . The king was seen to have restricted the privileges

and independence of the aristocracy (Lefebvre Evanson Beik 2001 :132 . The appeal courts and the regional sovereign however reacted after his death in 1715 . They managed to transform into veto their rights of registering laws and edicts . The result was that the crown became weakened . The social realm was also affected by this move

The highest government offices , the military , the church and the judiciary became monopolized by the aristocracy in the course of the eighteenth century . The bourgeoisie was also consequently affected They increasingly became alienated not only from the state but also from respectable society as their advancement t the echelons of the predominant social and political institution was barred . The loyalties of the bourgeoisie strained with the frustration coming as a result of failing to achieve its highest ambitions . They were thus inclined towards criticizing the existing system and thus was well placed in taking advantage of the political crisis of seventeen eighty eight and seventeen eighty nine . In...