Marie Antoinette was heavily disliked by many of the French people ... These initial steps towards revolution were taken by members of the bourgeoise, not the peasants. The delegates were upper ...
The capture of the Bastille ignited one of the greatest social upheavals in Western history, the French Revolution. Violence spread to the countryside, where peasants demanded the feudal system be ...
The peasants were angry about a range of issues, such as low pay and the introduction of a poll tax. They demanded changes were made. The revolt did not achieve all of the peasants’ aims and the ...