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6.02- Charles The Simple

Revolutions

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Charles the Great - A History of the French Revolution

Charles was really, really unhappy about what he was being forced to do. His verdict on the revolution from literally the beginning was that his older brother, louis the sixteenth, had made far too many concessions and not cracked down hard and fast when he had the chance. Charles then spent the rest of 18 28 stewing unhappily as his ministry and the chambers worked together on policies that were not at all to his personal liking. Most egregious was in july, when they re liberalized the press laws. They abolished the permanent process for men wanting to start new periodicals. The legislation stipulated that administrators would now be elected locally by local constituents, rather than appointed by the central

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