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1.07 The Cradle of the Revolution

French Revolution & Napoleon (Grey History)

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The Cradle of the Revolution - Episode Seven

Parliaments may have been a key player in the aristocratic revolt against royal power, but it was the common people themselves that ensured the success of that revolt. A to brutus a two parlamon robbing the third estate of the sovereignty it sought. The parliament had revealed its true colours. Oe night, the parliament became the enemy of the people. Their self. Styled title as champions of the nation, always untenable due to contradictory motives, was revealed for the sham they were. Next episode will be covering the fall out of the parliament's betrayal of the common people and necker's struggle to find a cure to the ailments of the nation.

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