TRUTH about the French Revolution - Forgotten History
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- There have been many revolutions that changed history, and France was no exception. Following the lead and success of the American Revolution, which France supported, both the common people and lesser nobility decided to have their own and replace their government eventually overthrow their king. Written and Hosted by Colin D. Heaton. Forgotten History is a 10th Legion Pictures Production.
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One of the most nightmarish and insane chapter in history
It’s up there for sure.
For me, the Marxist takeover in the early to mid 20th Century was a horror show
It’s up there for sure.
For me, the Marxist takeover in the early to mid 20th Century was a horror show
Really ?
We still have people advocating for the descendants of their romanticism.
We're still living in it.
heads will roll !!!
The French Revolution is not studied enough by us in the USA
Watch Chris Pintos work you will get a grasp
@@bathhatingcat8626 neither in europe even france
@@bathhatingcat8626 We,in Europe, are taught in the schools that french revolution is the origin of the modern democracy.L I E
US 1776, is the origin. Americans choosed the first democratic system in 2.000 years.
And french,were inspired by americans.....
Our schools ignore absoluto US history, almost no one knows here what the number 1776 is...........
It's studied and emulated far too much by the leftists.
@@bideni408😮
The French Revolution is very romanticized, specially for marxist intellectuals, thanks Professor Colin for this vídeo, keep doing your amazing work.
Thanks, will do!
Exactly, many of these Revolutionaries were basically communists, but the term "communism" didn't exist for another 40+ years.
@@itamiyouji4057look at what they did to the Catholics. Yeah, very much a communist revolution.
@@itamiyouji4057nothing good comes from communism, unless you are the ruling class
Are we trying to head that way. God says according to scripture we are. Our freedom has been slowly taken away by climate change…for one and created crisis’
Maximilian was turn on by the revolution and Guillotine. But unlike the king and queen, he went screaming and try to escape
Even failed to commit suicide. Total coward.
As our 2nd President John Adams said,” No good can come from a Revolution of Atheist!” That’s what Adams said when asked what he thought of the French Revolution.
The "French" and "Russian" revolutions were planned, headed and financed by the same group of people, none of them "Atheist", but members of the Masonic-SATANIC sect. They do believe in God, but rejects Him and impose atheism in society serving their satanic master.
And he is right.
Because your Freemason Revolution was so much better right? 😂
@@royale7620 Nothing is perfect but it is better because of freedom.
@@user-xf7kd4jd2n freedom of what exactly? How opressed were u under the monarchy? After the revolution nothing changed and taxes got higher in the first 5 years of the Republic than in the entires colonial years of existance
1776: American Revolution
Under God, Limited Government.
1789: French Revolution
The People Rule, Unlimited Government.
Creating the two world Views we see Today.... there will be only these two Camps... too Grind eachother too Death...
Nope it was a satanic revolution, to rid France of God ,
Western France in particular Brittany and the Vendée fought a war in support of the monarchy and the the Catholic faith against the atheist Parisian revolutionaries.
They were the same revolution.
Yeah, if by "The people" you mean a small cabal of power hungry intellectuals with a god complex
You can't mention Robespierre without mentioning the likes of François-Noël Babeuf and others, along with their new religion, and the Conspiracy of the Equals. Babeuf was called the father of Communism. After him came Henri de Saint-Simon and his apprentice, with the birth of Socialism.
Under Robespierre, they wouldn't be Christians at all, but now, they would worship a new goddess, "Reason." They even built a huge statue to her.
That seems reasonable. 🤔
Don't forget about George Danton.
Sounds just like what they were trying to do with, "da Science!" during the pandemic
@@Paladin1873I see what you did there 😅
The original plan was to impose Liberalism and soon after make a new revolution to impose Communism. Napoleon spoiled their plans. Many people believe that Liberalism is different or even opposed to Socialism/Communism.
Liberalism is the antechamber of Marxism; it is the one that imposes secularism which then facilitates atheism; it is the one that imposes the anti-national and cosmopolitan mentality which then facilitates internationalism; it is the one that infiltrates all State structures with henchmen of the satanic sect of Freemasonry, which then facilitates the persecution and slaughter of Christians. Liberalism was not created as a complete ideology, because it was an ideology of transition to communism, that is why liberalism only thinks of the economic factor of a society ignoring all other aspects of the human being and his social organisation.
Was the French Revolution organic? Not at all. Just remember what Benjamin Disraeli wrote in his 1844 novel Coningsby: “So you see, my dear Coningsby, that the world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.”
It’s sooo cringe
So, the deep state is nothing new. I can believe that. Good comment.
'. . .from what is imagined. . .'
@@Dulc3B00kbyBrant0nthe French?
@@Dulc3B00kbyBrant0nNot all of em😂
Always a good morning drinking my coffee and learning about a historical subject from Forgotten Histroy. My family (French) came to the US (Louisiana) in the late 1780s during the first French Revolution.
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Power & Corruption , not much has changed in the world today. Thanks for this Colin.
Sounds familiar 😢
Yes now look into the cbdc black rock wants to own infrastructure to make us all peasants to work and pay rent on roads hospitals our house etc! Look at G7 summit that recently happened
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."
...and the fields have all grown longer overnight.
The book to read is The French Revolution, by Nesta Webster. Ms. Webster documents that the origins of the Revolution were conspiratorial, just like the later Russian Revolution. She names names, dates, and places. And debunks a lot of what we have been told in popular literature
Renaissance does not mean enlightenment, but means rebirth, which sounds an awful lot like reset to me.
u got dat right
Studying the French Revolution in fifth grade really opened my eyes on the mindless slaughter of history and the paranoia of dictators like Robespierre that would cause me to push me further into studying history that was present from the very beginning of my life, particularly often the gruesome moments in history and the crimes of dictatorships!
Note that I took college courses on this subject... my history prof had specialised in this era over his long career. Per him and sources he showed us at the time, neither 1788 nor 1789 were particularly poor harvest years throughout most of France, in fact in most of France, 1789 was a bumper grain harvest. What occurred was that due to very strict price controls on the selling of grain, the much of the nobility and merchants shipped their grain out of France to sell to other markets where they could get more money. This was perfectly legal at the time. However, grain imported INTO France was under no price controls... so of course a lot of the grain was shipped to another country's port, loaded onto another ship (or not)... and then shipped into France via a different port as imported grain.
There were failures regarding wine grapes and other times, but yes they decided to sell a lot of produce for hard foreign currency at inflated prices.
Wonder how many power grabs are blamed on famines. Some say Ireland didn't have a potato famine either, they just weren't allowed to sell their potatoes to Britain
That's clever . Let's take the grain on a cruise and we will muffins along the way .
Since the French revolution, France has drafted 16 Constitutions , the last one in 1958.
United States has only one that the forefathers drafted it to outlast the test of time and government.
they did not however foresee something like the trumpist movement some 250 years later !!
@@niveknanorc7316 what does that even mean?
@@mestronghandle Jan. 6th
@@niveknanorc7316 lol they wouldn’t care
@@niveknanorc7316 You are too deep in your delusional little bubble. As long as the MSMs constantly coverup your group's ignorance you can still live in the ignorant bliss.
This video did not mention the fact that part of the motivation for the American revolution was the British attempt to disarm the colonials
Dicken’s A tale of two cities is one of my favorites. The book provides insight into the revolution. The issues then are eerily similar to today’s headlines.
Thank you for all the work and sharing. I learned a lot.
My pleasure!
Has France ever truly recovered from this revolution that they had at this time?
Never.
oui oui
The legacy continues
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL yes, the elections results shows it.
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16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
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The issue with the French Revolution is , unlike the American revolution, it went too far and turned into proto-communism. The American founding fathers understood serious checks and balances were needed to prevent such a slide into a godless police state, the French didn’t have such foresight .
It makes sense what you say. In United States the Fathers were building a new country having a new purpose within the context of new ideas and people of different ethnicities brought within the melting pot of a new nation.
In France the concept of country already existed for several hundreds of years so replacing the old system with a new one was the only goal left.
@@georgevladimirovich7190 they just needed settlers
There were vastly different environments for each which demonstrate the conclusion you present as poorly considered. While your observations may not be wrong they are so overly simplified as to hold little relevance
@@MadHeadzOz it may be simplified , that is true, however it is not irrelevant especially if you look at both countries in the modern day - both are having their freedoms eroded by the far left, but France is falling much quicker than the US and has far fewer checks and balances for the leftists to attack . I will also say , you sound like a pseudo intellectual communist sympathizer of the type that is infesting western college campuses today !
Nothing has changed in relation to foresight
Very interesting video. I first learned about the French Revolution by reading the classic by Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities." Where in the opening pages he compares what was happening in Paris as well as London at the same time. It was a fascinating great read.
I consider that book the greatest work of fiction in the English language across any century. Truly brilliant!
Thank you. Nice job. Enjoyed the video.
This is one of, if not the best channel on UA-cam. Love your guys’ work and well thought explanations of history
We,in Europe, are taught in the schools that french revolution is the origin of the modern democracy.L I E
US 1776, is the origin. Americans choosed the first democratic system in 2.000 years.
And french,were inspired by americans.....
Our schools ignore absoluto US history, almost no one knows here what the number 1776 is.......
Thanks for watching
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL thank you for make this works.
That's okay. Here in the USA we don't teach much French history. What a pity.
@@Paladin1873 1776 is modern world s history.
@@bideni408 The average student today thinks anything prior to the year 2000 is ancient history.
Wait you should’ve talked more about the real issue. The money! Talk about the bank who owned the crown and wanted the country!
Thanks for watching
Never forget Count DeMoney.
Bank de France and Napolean's reforms to it.
Who owned the crown and wanted the country? Serious question as I am curious.
@@SharperWolf919 Lol, can't say [censored] or [censored]. Answer this, how do you say Red Sheild in Middle German? Who owns central banks? Who owns Hollywood? Which clan wears small hats?
Glad to see yall cover this one. Its a very important part of history.
As usual this was another great video!! I always learn something new whenever I watch your videos Mr. Heaton.
Keep up the great work!!
Thanks Mr. Colin! I really wish I could have had you for a professor when I was in school. History is one of my favorite subjects. I can't imagine how awesome being in a class of yours would have been. Thanks again!
You're very welcome!
Much thanks to our teacher, Dr Heaton!
Really Great! This detailed information is never presented it is fantastic you have assembled and made available this documentary.
Compared the physical appearance of the revolutionaries to the nobles and you can see why they’re so jealous
I tell people about the horrors of the French Revolution. I tell them things like, Antoinette was merely a patsy… I’ve had people get very upset for saying these things. Almost as bad as the response to holocaust denying.
I greatly appreciate you covering this. Even as an aged lover of history, this area, event/period is the part of "recent" western history I understand the least. So many persons, conflicting ideals, power plays etc, that I just do not follow easily. You have cleared some of that. I have always suspected that to understand the French from the late 18th century thru early 20th century I would need to become fluent in the French language. I know there is much I have missed. It is both fascinating and confusing.
One of the most extreme tragedies in human history.
Hey man!
Also, thanks for making this video since I am a history type of guy.
You're in for a treat.
They only make history videos
@@Bebly Been watching this guy for a while, but haven't had time to watch recently since I have been busy.
Alright sir you got my subscription this is the most unbiased channel when it comes to history.
I guess you could say that Marie Antoinette got a HEAD of herself!
Yeah, but unlike Robespierre, she went out like a boss.
As a Spaniard American it is common knowledge in Spain that Louis the 16 wasn’t running the show. It was his council yet he paid the price. He never liked being king nor did he like to rule. His council always guilt tripped him with “it’s what your your past ancestors would do” and he just went with it. He hated seeing when things went wrong so he’d just lock himself in his room all day and hardly went outside. When things went right he hated it too as the people of France would only expect more of him.
If he had never funded the American revolution he would’ve never had to raise taxes. As the Spaniards also helped the American revolution example (Bernardo de galvez) that help was coming out of France pocket. It was very expensive war support and if France hadn’t supported America would’ve never got independence and king Louis wouldn’t have raised taxes. France at the time owned too much foreign territory that cost money to sustain and funding wars to weaken Britain was ultimately what led its downfall.
Scary that I see America falling into the same path. Country division, spending trillions to support a country to weaken an enemy (russia). Territories like Puerto Rico beginning to ask for independence and it’s only a matter of time until they begin to fight for it.
I didnt realize Napoleon ever had hair; i kinda assumed he came out of the womb looking like a plumber.
LOL
Another excellent video giving rhe hidden details.
Colin rules.
A question for us now in the states. Would a revolution have occurred, if that kid had better aim?
wickedness on s national scale
Sounds familiar 😢
Individual rights are better than collective rights. Getting hard to find a nation honoring Individual liberty 🗽
This was a Most Excellent event for this time, I've spoken about it in conversation several times in the last few months. Thanks
That part about the French Republic standing til today…might want to change that
Thanks for watching
I used to hate history class, until i became part of it with Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Now i can't get enough of the past and how fascinating it all was. And i love this channel. Always great stuff!
A fantastic summary of the French Revolution (although I was rather hoping you’ll go into more detail on the Terror, especially on what happened in the Vendee province). BTW will you be covering the 1848 Revolution (I’m sure the title of The Forgotten French Revolution would be very successful).
Possibly, let's see how this one does
Maybe, we'll see how this one does
I wonder if Robespierre started with good intentions and became corrupt as he realized how close he was getting to power or if he always wanted power and feigned fighting for the common man to get the power he craved.
They will often rally the people to use them for the power they hold. Whether they really care about the people or not is another matter.
European monarchs and royalists had an interest in portraying the revolution/ democracy as the baddie. Just look at how Napoleon is portrayed now.
Thanks for watching
Democracy has been a disaster
Maybe they weren't right, but they sure weren't wrong.
@@gratefulguy4130you took the words out of my mouth
I absolutely love this channel and I love Colin Heaton’s narration.
Having said that, Colin - you do not look well. I hope that you have some good healthcare.
🙏🙏🙏🙏
After effects of decades of relapsing malaria, but I am fine thanks.
France has had 5 republics, while we are going strong in the USA with our original republic.
Going strong? On second thought…
Thanks for watching
Saw you on Veteran Biker last night, Colin. I have known for a while that your channel is too notch, but only found out last night that you are a fellow Tarheel.
Thanks for another great video, from Winston Salem, brother!
Much appreciated
I thot this was about France. Sounds more like California
Nice
no jacobins??
Just a summary, we may do a part 2
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNELJacobins and Freemasons, lots of secret societies involved here.
That's what I noticed as well , but he is Ex-Military !
There was a story I heard regarding a war between France and Spain- whether they had guns?
But this story entails the “middle finger” which later evolved into a curse:
The tale goes- when a French soldier would be captured by the Spanish army (of which their main weapon) was the bow and arrow… the Spanish would cut off the middle finger and then release them: because this finger is the main support pull of the bow string… but when a French prisoner would escape… he would put out his middle finger and say… I still have it!”
Actually that terminology of "plucking" came from the Hundred Years War following the Battles of Crecy and later Agincourt due to the destructive power of the English and Welsh longbowmen. Thanks for watching
The French Revolution was really the first modern Leftist Revolution. And the violence shows.
If I’m not mistaken, the terms “Left” and “Right” came from French Revolution ?
Genocide of Royalists (including members of the Catholic clergy) in the Vendée is often "conveniently" omitted from teachings about the French Revolution.
The French Revolution is a VERY winding road. I remember first studying it in high school. I recognize its significance, so I’ve gone back to the French Revolution over the years and touched on it again and again. Unfortunately I’ve always found it so confusing, and therefore it’s not a subject I’m interested in diving into like the American Revolution or WWII.
From the French Revolution we learn that when the godless overthrow the Godless, ungodly, diabolical times and actions ensue.
What was different in America was that most of the populace had their primal impulses restrained by Holy Writ so a blood bath was averted.
Thanks for watching
The start of this video is just like what is going on in USA now
Oh, Red Roses are back in bloom? 😮
Colin - thank you for telling us about the many twists and turns in the French Revolution! We didn’t realize how many paths it went down. Were the Jacobites somewhere in that mix also? Thank! Sat 20 July 2024, 20:15 hrs CST USA
Yes they were, but limited time
This is perhaps one of the darkest periods in human history
good morning Colin
The French threw out their king, but Napoleon became the emperor only a few years later.
France went through a revolution while America fought a war for independence.
Revolutions eat their own.
As do socialists of all ilks
Napoleon was from the island of Corsica he sure did come a long way to become an emperor he was actually an artillery soldier he didn't have infantry or calvary experience so yeah he's interesting but he knew artillery was the first important position to win in battle. The rifle was unreliable that's why they fixed bayonets and used sabers.
Thank you Sir. Your content means a lot to me. This episode required a couple views to understand. It's a complicated topic
Love your informative videos.
Glad you like them!
Free Mason involvement was a very real thing.
Thanks for watching
Really well presented, Mr Heaton.
But this topic needs to be a series.
The philosophies, religions, different power groups, and the indepth flow of events before, during, and results afterward are needed.
Then, I would know of your thoughts on the subject.
A series would be good if it would maintain the interest, which mnost do not.
A stark warning to nations now
Wonderfully researched and detailed presentation . The French revolution sounds like a cross between a bar room brawl in a mad house, ultimately replacing a king with an emperor . The American revolution was eminently reasonable by comparison .
It is correctly called a "Revolution" because power revolved about an axis back to its original position while playing a song. The song it played was a death march for the audience but a Jubilant celebratory triumph for the orchestrators and conductors.
Can you do a video on the Latin American revolutions? They occurred as a result of the french revolution and Spain's involvement in the American revolution
We will consider. Thanks for watching
My favorite history topic, still studying it
The British had a revolution where they invented work. The French had a revolution where they invented being French.
Thanks for watching
What Oliver Cromwell did was a revolution and he did it before the French did.
Why you say so?
@@empresaglova1268 Al Murray, the Pub Landlord, said so.
studying the various revolutions to happen across europe really does help one appreciate just how insanely unique the american one was. of all the bloody, insane, war torn revolutions, the americans actually found a way to work with people they hated and figure out a way to coexist with each other. oh and the man that wont he revolution as a general turned down becoming a king! wow! truly a special moment of history.
Every revolution or war begins and ends with unprecedented violence and blood thirst. As if repressed , arressted , oppressed. People were robbed of the most fundamental freedom- Aggression😅
The 1787 French Revolution was without God, the 1776 American 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 revolution was WITH God. ✝️❤️ Big difference, heaven or hell. You still experience this in these days!
Thanks for watching
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More like, the American revolution wasn't a revolution at all but a war of independence.
The international Central banker did not like the French having their own state bank.
There's no way the French were involved in so many war's leading up to this moment and lost more men. They probably hate me for asking.
So did France flip multiple times?
A few
It didn't flip they played out a situation where they blocked all entrances and isolated themselves also isolated everyone outside of France to speculation. 💈
Every revolution needs great logistics and support from outside . It was never about people's rights.
In France before the French Revolution, as well as in the rest of Europe, there was a rigid caste like structure in which a privileged ruling class of land-owning nobles and the Church held all political power while the vast majority of the population were peasants/serfs trapped in a feudal system with little ability to control their own fate. Their lives were akin to those other properties of the noble class like herds of cattle, sheep, or even slaves. The abolition of feudalism was a significant change in France and eventually the rest of Europe which has become part of the roots of "Western" values.
No time in his story was there ever a right time for a peasant revolution, then now.
but obviously, the peasants a few hundred years ago were more informed and intelligent than today's peasantry.
Well, the French Revolution gave us Les Miserables on Broadway with some very catchy songs. Other than that well, it reshaped Europe that would sow the seeds for some really bad wars.
Great presentation as usual, Colin.
For the hopefully helpful benefit of a prior comment by @bideni408 (I hope your handle differs in meaning than implication here in the USA).
Anyway, the primary differences of the American and French revolutions in simplistic terms. Here, colonists (not all of whom supported separation from the crown) was founded on the idea of each state (my family for example at the time were patriots in North Carolina) as independent, but voluntarily joining with other colonies in a united and centralized front. However the French revolution would be a bit like upstate New York saying they had enough of NYC. I genuinely hope that helps you. I'm sure 'll receive hateful replies from those insistent on revealing their ignorance. That said, positive or more instructional comparisons are welcome.
As now in the US there was a ruling elite who owned the wealth, were untaxed and didn't give a damn about their country or the 98% of people in the third estate. The bourgeois the upper segment of the third estate had achieved their prosperity and status through hard work and ability. While the ruling class add hand and down power to each other.
Thanks for watching
"You will eat zee bugs" sounds a lot like "Let them eat cake."
Whats your thoughts on the validity/translation of the phrase used by Marie Antoinette?
I was always under the impression that "cake" referred to the caking of the soot in the chimney of fireplaces.
She never said it. Very old fake news LOL
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 1793 is pretty old! 😆
Don't be sour le pew I thought we had Amistad not the movie the bond snails and grubs are not so bad if we call it a delicacy we make it expensive 😂
At 2:35, Is this means that revolution coming to USA? Because the conditions listed as causes for a revolution certainly exist to a degree.
Good video, unknown content brought to light, yet no mention made of one of the beginning events, the Storming of The Bastille 14 July 1789
That was part of the attacks on all the jails and prisons
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNELIt was not mentioned by the event therefore misleading those who did not know. Storming the Bastille was basically the sparking event of the French Revolution
I cannot wait for your video on what they tried to do to Trump.
Some are already starting to compare it to 13 July 1793 or The Death of Jean-Paul Marat.
asha logos has some excellent videos about the revolution.
Algo 👊 bump for cake.
Another great one
The mindset of a monarch is disturbing. How do I get out of the trouble caused by my own incompetence? Go to war against a foreign "threat"! Oh wait, that's us today 😮
This was an interesting commentary on the French Revolution. Something that was not covered, and perhaps that was on purpose, was the abolition of God and religion by the revolution. This included the mandatory dissolution of convents and monasteries and the killing of religious. The replacement of God by a communistic philosophy. You did mention the communistic philosophy. This abolishment of God had devastating effects on the soul of France.
Another great video. Thanks.😊
"Let them eat cake" ....i remember that line of the French revolution
...reminds me of several statements made by members of the current presidential administration.
She never said that, just propaganda against her.
The French revolution is a little bit more complicated than what this video purports! France, essentially went bankrupt because of Louis XIV with his expensive wars! Then the famine......of 1730
Louis XIV did create a great debt, but this son Louis XV and grandson Louis XVI increased it substantially
The American revolution was the mean to achieve a goal of freedom from external enemy while preserving people's already existing culture and rights. When the goal was achieved the revolution was put back in the box.
The French revolution evolved as a perpetual mean with endless moving goal posts. The country turned against its own identity with the intent of totally reforming the people and the state. Two empires and five republics later France is still trembling in the wake of this monumental historical cataclysm.