HISTORY

DEPARTMENT

WEBLINKS

1. The Ancien Regime.

a. Louis XVI.

General life plus examination of how much he was to blame

What was he like?

His trial and execution

b. Marie Antoinette.

General life (and the rumours)

General information and evaluation of her character

2. The Revolution itself.

a. The ideology behind the Revolution.

b. A full history of the Revolution (including the Rose of Versailles story)

c. A sensibly structured site looking at all aspects of the Revolution in sections.

d. An annotated chronology
of civil and military Events.

e. BRILLIANT - A very comprehensive site exploring the Revolution through essays, images, songs, cartoons and primary documents

f. British newspaper coverage of the French Revolution.

g. A range of different links covering most aspects of the Revolution.