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The French Revolution: Bread, Debt, and the Collapse of the Ancien Régime
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France in 1789 was one of Europe's wealthiest kingdoms — so why did it collapse? The answer lies in a perfect storm of Enlightenment ideas, fiscal crisis from the American war, aristocratic tax exemptions, and bread prices that put food out of reach. The arc from Estates-General to the Terror to Napoleon reveals how quickly revolutionary momentum can escape its founders.
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