The National Assembly

The French national assembly met for the final time in september. It had been in session for 30 remarkable months. In a rush of events so fast they could barely catch their breath, they had completely upended the encion regime. They had unilaterally declared themselves the sovereign representative body of the nation and abolished feudalism with a few caviots. And along the way, sent into the dustbin of history institutions and abuses that had plagued france for centuries. No more venal fices, no more letres decache, no more hated salt tax, no more forced labor. After years of work, they had finally crafted the first written constitution in the history of france.