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1.07 The Cradle of the Revolution

French Revolution & Napoleon (Grey History)

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The People Loved the Return of Necker

Necker's return to office was greeted with a burst of applause from one end of france to the other. He failed to comprehend the real causes of the impending evolution, he would be unable to moderate its violence. The arrival of the messiah did not herald the arrival of peace and salvation. A revolution was well and truly under way, a revolution powered by the common people. When brienne was dismissed, effigies of the bishop were burnt in the streets. Clashes with the authorities were now commonplace. On the eve of the great betrayal of the third estate, on the eve of a truly a too brutous moment courtesy of the paris parliament, it's worthy to

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