Why were there four revolutions in France?

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Why were there four revolutions in France?

INTRODUCTION :The revolution in France of 1789 is one of the most important revolutions in History. This is because it overthrew a powerful monarchy and introduced new principles of democratic government. The revolution was extremely violent, killing both the French King, , Marie Antoinette and thousands of citizens. France was in chaos as one group of revolutionaries after another failed to establish firm government. Eventually the French army seized power.

For absolute power you need a good King, Louis XVI was bossed around by his wife. He also spent a lot of the countries money on his needs. Louis was shy and stupid rather than bad or cruel. He preferred hunting to governing his country. He was also unfortunate in having an unpopular wife, Marie Antoinette.

SHORT TERM: The harvest was getting very bad due to the weather, which caused an inflation in food.

On 14th July 1789, a furious mob attacked the Bastille prison in the centre of Paris. The riot marked the beginning of a bloody revolution in which the rebels demanded, ' Liberty and Equality. In the 18th century, France was in crisis. Food was