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French Revolution
Term | Definition |
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Absolute Monarchy | When a monarch has complete control of all aspects of the country. |
Estates General | The meeting of representatives of all three estates to discuss the issue of taxation in France. |
Ancien Regime | 'old system'. This referred to the old political system in France in which the king ruled the country. |
The Bastille | The Parisian prison stormed on 14th July 1789. |
National Assembly | The alternative meeting of the Third Estate when they left the Estates-General |