11 Ways Corruption Led to the French Revolution
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- Though Marie Antoinette may not have actually said, “Let them eat cake,” the French monarchy and aristocracy displayed an almost laughable disconnection from common people in the decades leading up to the French Revolution. Though historians have been right to point to a variety of French Revolution causes - ranging from economic and social issues to questions of political representation - it is also true that French royal excess played no small role in driving a wedge between commoners and royals. Considering the decadence, cluelessness, and outrageous choices of the monarchy, it almost seems like the French were begging for revolution.
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I’m a French teacher and my French Revolution professor said that the Revolution could have been avoided if Louis 16th would have taxed the nobles. He could have bought grain for the starving people of France. Full bellies don’t revolt.
This is why I started cooking for my roommates. Full bellies are alot nicer than empty ones 😩
Actually Louis XVI tried to tax the aristocracy, but they resisted this. Louis XVI may have been an absolute monarch, but he still had to appease the clergy and the aristocracy. As a result of their influence most of the increased tax burden fell on the rest of the population, which went over as badly as you would expect. The poorer nobles also resented Louis XVI due to him selling large amounts of titles of nobility to pay Frances debts which threatened their financial position. You also had the elite of the 3rd estate such as lawyers and merchants becoming wealthier and more politically influential who resented the nobles due to the privileges they had. There were multiple factions within the Revolution that each had competing, contradictory interests which eventually caused the Revolution to radicalize, which lead to very unfortunate outcomes. Louis XVI was very young and unprepared when he took the throne after his father died and inherited many of the socio-economic and political problems that would lead to the Revolution from his father. This dosen't let Louis XVI off the hook completely, but various others were as much at fault as Louis XVI.
@@BladeEdge86 BladeEdge86, I appreciate the time you took to write back to me. Yeah, Dr. Bouton lectured that the privileged* First and Second Estates vigorously resisted being taxed. (*She also taught a cool fact too. The English word "privilege" is a portmanteau of 2 Latin words, "privata lex", meaning "private law.") Merci beaucoup for engaging me in discourse. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. 🐓🇫🇷🗽
Ah! Sounds like the old “trickle down theory” that doesn’t work. I’m being snarky of course. ✌️
😂😂
I can't believe that the king's brother sided with the revolutionaries and they executed him anyways.
what you expect?he was executed in the Reign of terror,it was to be expected with Robespierre in the government
In Year 1830. Duke of Orleans' son Louis-Philippe I of Orleans became *King of French* (replacing old term "King of France" as _ancien régime_ relic) and ruled as _Citizen-King_ of _July Monarchy_ until *French Revolution of 1848* , when he was forced to abdicate and flee to Britain.
@Mo Fuggar "We're on your side!"
It's really not that outrageous considering that the revolutionaries started killing members of each other faction straight after running out of the nobility with heads still attached. Mobs consist of complete idiot anyway, so what do you expect...
The Revolution like Saturn devours its own children. Voltaire.
in some parts of the world, this disconnect still exists
like HongKong
The White House?
All.parts of the world
United States
lol true... And probably like 2 neighborhoods away from yours
The children of Marie Antoinette did not deserve what happened to them.
No they did not all of them die expired for one
And the women and children of France and their ancestors will never be let off for their crimes!
@@jollycanna701 yes
Not even the king and Marie antoinette a deserved what was happening to them !
Especially the queen, for execution was totally a bloodbath
@Hawkeye Pierce I don't understand on how people support the execution of the monarch.
When the revolution had eventually began and nobody expected of France without a monarchy, the first thought of republicanism came when the king tried to flee to Austria
Under the eyes of the Jacobins this was treason. They thought the king would stay in prison without any reason , even after accpecting the constitution
And even after seeing a great number of his royalist being killed in civilian progrms
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The execution of the queen was even more disturbing.
We have historical evidence that at the time they didn't have any proof of her being a traitor , she was also accused of incest with her 10 year old son , who was forced to give the testimony after being packed with drinks and beaten up .
That poor soul would eventually die in the prison at the age of 10
Ugh 😩
Servant: "Your Majesty! The peasants are REVOLTING!!" King: "I KNOW! They NEVER takes baths."
Lol
Nor do the nobility
Versailles smelled like ass literally
@@gurucharan2160 That is absolutely disgusting. At least they had perfume, I guess?
@@Suzzers that's exactly why the French became so good at making perfumes. To conceal the smell.
Heard of French manicure? When the tip is painted white? They used to do that in order to conceal the built up dirt underneath the nail tip.
Baths weren't an easy or pleasurable thing back then (cold, underdeveloped heating systems), so neither was cleanliness. Cleanliness mostly meant wearing white clothes. Ofcourse, only royals and nobles could wear crispy white without staining it, as they weren't doing manual labor.
This is quickly becoming my favorite channel. Educational with humor mixed in, a nice combination
If you like history and humor I recommend oversimplified!
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Marie antoinette: " well, let them eat taco Bell crunchy wrap supreme"
Dude: " *WOAH, THERE NOT THAT DESPERATE!* "
-oversimplified
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saiki makes this perfect
Imagine using the poor peasants tax money to throw lavish parties.
Cameron Ely Imagine using the poor workers money to give away to billionaires during a pandemic.
@@samanthawhang7498 touchė! well said, thank you for this obvious observation.
www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-billionaires-idUSKBN23B2SW
Always the same where there is a political elite. Stealing from the poor to make the rich richer. Humanity 😒
@@IRosamelia Not humanity, capitalism*. Fight against capitalists and use your vote correctly
@@samanthawhang7498 and without any pandemic.
Let’s not forget those that led others to the guillotine found themselves led to it soon after.
Haha, kinda how the woke scolds eat their own huh
I just have to say, this has got to be one of the best, if not the best, history channels on UA-cam. Its entertaining, the timeline always flows, there are now gaps in the story, and there are pictures and graphics to round it all out. 👏🏻👏🏻
With a good sense of humor too.
This and Oversimplified
The voice makes it very interesting too!
Asha logos is pretty good
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You gotta admit tho, those bourgeoisie dresses are cute. Too bad they're probably uncomfortable.
Yes 😂😅
who is bourgeoisie
And incredibly heavy.
@@seithdaniel9013 No, actually quite light. I specialize in late 18th c clothing builds. The cottons and silks of the court are very light and whatever weight there is is supported by stays, bum rolls, paniers, etc. Marie Antoinette popularized a style called chemise a la reine, which is usually made from silk voile, cotton voile or very lightweight linen--super light and almost like a modern day nightgown, though more structured, and imitated by all classes eventually. Now, the hair and hats were on the heavy side, since those hairstyles are achieved with a lot of false hair, "rats," and pomade and powder. The hats of the 1780s and 90s are massive.
@@elizabethniemczyk3814 Interesting! Thanks for sharing!
Well. This is timely.
IKR!?! It’s like the rich people of America have never heard of the French Revolution 🙄🤦♂️ dumb asses deserve decapitation if that’s the case!
Osh Ick and then what? The poor will sustain society? Gtf
Take note trump/Johnson, we see your corruption
While the American elite, particularly the Republicans, are as tone deaf to the fate of the common man as French Royals, the so called progressives seem bent on creating an new Reign of Terror.
Like Mark Twain said, History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes.
Ikr
@6:53 "Let them eat cake" in the alleged (not proven) quote by Marie does not mean sweet cake such as birthday cake. It means let them eat the burnt residue that gathers on the bottom of a bread oven when dough drips over the bread pan. That was called cake. Even more insulting. Few people know that.
now that makes wayyyy more sense
There is no evidence she said "Let them eat cake".
If anything, she held the opposite views regarding the poor, as she wrote in a letter...
"It is quite certain that in seeing the people who treat us so well despite their own misfortune, we are more obliged than ever to work hard for their happiness. The King seems to understand this truth."
- Marie Antoinette
She is historical known for having sympathy to the poor.
The idea she somehow bankrupted an entire kingdom out of selfish want for parties is pure fantasy, created as slander via corrupt nobles and anti-monarchist propaganda by revolutionaries and modern post-classical liberals.
@John Doe It certainly has been, time and time again, exposed as nothing more than a myth, originating from a Frenchman's writings (I cannot recall the name) titled "Confessions" if I'm not mistaken.
The problem is this author never mentioned the queen to have said this, simply claiming to quote a "princess".
Even more relevant is the time period she is reported to have said "Let them eat cake" is before she was queen, before she lived in France, while she was at a very young age.
The fact that this myth still is believed by the masses is no surprise unfortunately. The sea of the ignorant seems to believe Hollywood and High School are good enough education sources for history.
@John Doe
The Wage Gap arguement is nearly nonsensical and really does not deserve any lengthy thought.
Simply knowing that various jobs have variables which are beyond social control, such as a man being more biologically fit and adapted to hard and strenuous labor, is enough to warrant no attention given to any who believe otherwise.
A more concerning belief born out of ignorance is this notion that someone Democracy, not a Republic, is somehow the best form of government.
On what grounds is such a claim made? We've seen already what happens when the masses are given control (French Revolution for example).
As power does corrupt, why give everyone the ability to have such power without responsibility? For they will not be concerned with the burdened of poor governing once they leave public service, and therefore why improve the condition of a state when one could improve one's own condition in a short span of time?
Anthony S Stop misinforming people Marie din’t day that quote
I honestly like the way things are going for this channel. It is starting to point towards more serious topics and ones of, in my opinion, greater historical importance than just wacky fun facts. It's pretty cool.
I really felt bad for for Marie Antoinette. Last week I watched Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths and Queens. She looked into the life of Marie Antoinette. Marie Antoinette was never liked by the French. There was a lot of propaganda to paint her as a whore. She was frivolous but, she was a mother. It was cruel how they took her children away from her. What’s worse, was they turned her son against her. In her trial her son testified that she molested him. I can’t imagine her pain. At this point, she was ready for death to end her suffering.
I would like to see the Mexican Revolution.
Louis XVI's brother who later became Louis XVIII, was one of the first to have pamphlets made in Paris, incognito, attacking and smearing Marie Antoinette. It was a often used strategy by aristocracy to tarnish a rival in order to gain an advantage. Needless to say, over time, it eventually backfired big time.
When she was executed her last words were “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to that.” As she accidentally scuffed the executioners shoes on the way was to the guillotine. Asha Logos has 2 very, very well made in-depth videos on the French Revolution.
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I know about her last words. I saw Lucy Worley’s documentary on Marie Antoinette. She consulted with a French historian. There were many pamphlets depicting Marie in such debauchery behavior. Fake news of that time. Even the founding fathers of America were at fault. They kept postponing their payments. When she and her family were arrested they were kept together. After king Louie was executed they took her son away from her and turned him against her. She was a broken woman by the time she was taken to the guillotine. Only Marie Terese lived. I admire her resilience. Bastille Day is based on a lie. The people who stormed into the palace were middle class. Yes king Louie was at fault for bankrupting France. The noble people were at fault too. During the Reign of Terror people lost their humanity.
The queen wasn't as expensive as other royals, and was enemy #1 no matter what she did. It seems hella unfair to me, especially given that Louis's lack of decisiveness made a huge lot of harm
she was a German tho
@@boldizsarbajnoczi7586 It seems common policy, when something is wrong, to blame the foreigner
@@boldizsarbajnoczi7586 Don't act like all Royalty across Europe married each other. Her being German was and is not a shock at that time. Most Royals across Europe married each other and would have been a downgrade if they married their own subjects
@@boldizsarbajnoczi7586 she was Austrian
Mistresses were a normal thing at the French court and something expected of kings: it was a respected courtly office. In fact they laughed at Louis XVI for not having it. Madame de Pompadour was VERY respected at court and greatly admired. Thanks to her and her patronage, today we have encyclopedias.
OverSimplified: _'TO THE GUILLOTINE!!!'_
@HalfManHalfAmazinify *OOOOOOOOHHHH, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
There is a tax for that
I can recognize the references from here.
Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop!
Ohhh sounds french...
"Steaming hot cup of cocoa with whipped cream" Dayum, that sounds sexual
most everything about the French aristocracy was sexual in one way or another!
Anything is if you think about it enough
The speaker forgot to mention that Marie Antoinette bathed in fresh cream every morning, from the animals at her fake farm, the Hameau de la Reine, which was on the grounds of Versailles. When she was done bathing, then they used that cream for coffee and chocolate for her and the rest of the court.
@Catch_Me_If_You_Can Waste not, want not....
@@tobiolopainto just before the beginning of the revolution she had given that practice up. She had become very moderate before the calling of the estates general and was completely a transformed women
Hahaha, this got my attention because the same thing is happening in Zimbabwe right now, the levels of corruption and excess by the ruling elites can only end badly.
Leaders can realy thank the pandemic because France was going CRAZY last year, it was the begening of a new revolution. Same in China... Vive la revolution!!
Can we get some videos about African countries? I wanna know more about that ☺️
Yesssss!! I love videos from this channel. I really like the narrator, he’s hilarious without breaking character lol. Does anybody know his name?
I do
Simon whistler
I agree! I love this guy
@@WeirdHistory I'm pretty sure, you are lying sir.
@@gestucvolonor5069 ok...a friend of a friend's cousin knows him
Do a video on the War of 1812. It seems to be the forgotten war, nobody talks about.
"Isolating themselves in a distant country palace," sound like something that currently happening with some southeast Asian king.
Marie Antoinette actually had a small model village made a few kms away from Versailles when the Trianon wasn't secluded enough for her.
I like how the narrator pronounce the French words in this video. On point 👏🏻👏🏻
You guys are doing the shallow world a major educational favor in much needed history! I watch you guys regularly now! Thank you!
Ik you didn’t mention it in depth in this episode because that’s not what this is about but it would be so cool if you made a video on Louis XIV’s court. The reason why he moved the entire court Versailles was to remove power from the Parisian aristos, to force them out of their homes to a relatively isolated castle. The point of all the ridiculous court rituals was to keep everybody so occupied they wouldn’t overthrow him. The lavish expending and clothes and entertainment was distraction and to motivate French businesses that would in turn produce more entertainment as people were busy buying clothes, pastries, perfumes, etc. It was a really calculated move that backfired tremendously
True, if they're spending money on keeping up with the Joneses they aren't spending money on fortifications and soldiers to rebel against the king.
This move required more strong hands to have control . Moreover there was financial crisis. People can never reason out policies and have their own perspective.
I love the editing and sound design, really makes it really engaging to watch!
Should do a Haitian Revolution one in particular how the Europeans who was sent there how they died of the heat
No one cares about that shithole though
We could all use a bit more Toussaint Louverture.
So you're glad white people died of the heat or that they had trouble adjusting bc they wore very thick clothes from their home land?
ZakuNick or Desaline
Ollie Foxx Or more about a successful slave revolt. And how the Europeans not being prepared for the climate was an interesting factor during it(which I personally didn’t know).
Love this channel, keep up the great work!
Man, this was a scenario of reasons that caused the French Revolution. It seems like it was started in the reign of Louis XIV when he moved the Capitol to Versailles. Louis XV and Madame Pompadour were far more invested in financing the campaigns of Europe in the Seven Years War than in Canada. In 1758, the French treasury was drained and the commander of the French Forces in America the Marquis de Montcalm had difficulty in finding supplies and materials for the army. He had little knowing that he was not receiving any support from France. Further complicating matters that the king was the general 800 recruits to aid him. In a letter from the French minister of Montcalm's requests, the message is perfectly clear by saying: "When the house is on fire, one cannot look after the stables." With the financial crisis in the country unfolding, the French were experiencing the loss of support from their Indian allies when they couldn't get them gifts. On the top of that, the British were turning the tide of the war in America with a string of victories in 1758. In the end, Louis XV relinquished his holdings in Canada and other places its empire in the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Volitare is said to have quipped, "France has lost a few acres of snow." Referring to the loss of Canada. The French would get their revenge on the British when it came to the American Revolution. In supporting the Americans, France spends billions in the war effort to aid America in its war of independence. The French Revolution was a event in world history in which saw the overthrow of a monarchy and inspired the words: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.
das laung
France had no Indian ally, only native Americans.
no. the thing that started this is Louix XIV's wars which put France into a lot of debt. Versailles is expensive, but wars that last up to 12 years are more expensive.
@LX Forde Who do you think subjugated almost all of Europe with Napoleon? Who fought and successfully fended off the Germans in Verdun? Who took back French territories from John Lackland? Who kicked English asses out of France during the 100 Years War? Who fought in Dunkirk so British troops could embark back to Britain? Not warriors you say? Well you dullard, I fart in your general direction!
Corrupt ruling class: Exists
French commoners: 👁️👄👁️ no.
lay off the soy
There is a tax for that
Monarchy and Capitalism go hand in hand. We should move the wealthy to Mars.
@@johnbrown2163 Monarchy and Capitalism are both good things tho
@@whiteobama1396 agreed
"Oops sorry for giving you ideas" - America
Even without your revolt against english, ppl were so pissed off in france the revolution was inescapable. Louis XVI inherited a country already upset of the monarchy.
I just love this channel 💗 it’s the perfect mix of history & comedy! Keep it up 👍 #WeirdHistory
And in all this time, we've only gone from "Let them eat cake", to "Let them eat Goya beans".
Drink red bull too
yay!
What?
Ohhhhhhhh. More like let them get corona
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Do the Haitian revolution next... First successful slave rebellion used farm tools and numbers to gain their independence. Pretty badass
Yes. It is so intertwined with the France and American revolution.
It's one of my favorite one
Shane Ashby what
@Shane Ashby you had ignite a race-war buddy, prepare to be called racist by the people of Internet.
@Jazz Feline cold dont treat my boy hait like that they tried but remember who would trade with them not usa cause they want to see it faile
Jazz Feline America placing tariffs on them didn’t help with the lack of prosperity
Weird History should be played in schools across the nation. 🇺🇸💜
Your videos are great
I seriously love this guy’s channel
I work as a guide at Jacques Necker’s castle in Coppet, Switzerland. I was pleased to see him mentioned in this video. Perhaps it should be added that the very complicated French tax system of the day had been extremely inefficient over a long period of time and that reforming it proved an impossible task for Necker, who faced opposition from the various tax-collecting bodies. This failure may have had less to do with corruption than with the politics involved in carrying out the transformation one of the pillars of the State.
Another great video weird history keep up the good work and great commentary as always
A+ video!
LOVE IT! That really helps explain the causes and patterns of the French Revolution!
Really great vids man, love the effort put into these!!
Being a recent watcher, I do not know if Weird History has already looked at Spartacus (of the "I am Spartacus" situation), and the October Revolution (Russia). I'm sure the Colonies revolt in what became the United States has been covered?
One of my new favourite channels
Just found this channel. In 2days I was hooked.
So Louis wasn't good at politics and often made decisions that were a bit tone deaf. Hmm, I know I've seen this somewhere else. 🤔
Obama..?
@@alphaman5161 Found a royal
@@TheXnaut idk wym
@@alphaman5161 trump; lets not be stupid now.
@@Miabia1000 what did he do lol
I visited Versailles with a few classmates when we were studying abroad in France. I know this makes me sound like a snob, but I didn't like it as much as the other castles I visited. It was over-decorated and gaudy. No wonder the peasants hated it. I wish we got to see the gardens though.
Yeah it’s very much Baroque. You might like the Renaissance chateau of the Loire Valley. Now those are elegant.
This channel is excellent. Thank you.
can’t get enough of your channel ✌️
“Oh Louis, Louis...always whining Louis...”
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Just here for kicks, yes in the movie, An Interview of a Vampire.
Well, the King certainly did not whine when forgiving those who orchestrated his death and only asking that the bloodshed wouldn't spill over to all of France.
Then again, his pleading was in vain, for the violence did spread, and the Revolutionaries held mass executions where men, women, and children were shot, burned alive, drowned in mass, beheaded, and etc...
@@loganm.2529 He is quoting "Interview with a Vampire. The main character's name is Louis. Tom Cruise told him to stop whining...
I believe its "still whining." Although I could be wrong
Marie Antoinette's spendings where actually a very small part of the national debt, she also started to spend less once she became a mother
A very small part of an enormous debt is still huge compared to the average persons income. Also, you claim she cut back a little once she became a mother makes zero difference. Perhaps you should outline what you are defending.
Ollie Foxx They’re obviously defending the notion that Marie Antoinette had no reason to be blamed for the national debt Francs faces. Compared to what actually causes the great French debt to occur in the first place, Marie’s love for hair and chocolate simply wouldn’t be an issue. At that point citizens were disgruntled and looking for every little thing to attack.
@@naeshuj4702 If you're starving and some woman is using your money to buy chocolate and dresses then you'd be mad too. Was it the cause? No, but it was massively unjust.
Is it exaggerated? Probably not. If you took a starving man's food to buy a dress then it probably isn't unexpected.
@@naeshuj4702 "At that point citizens were disgruntled and looking for every little thing to attack."
And we were RIGHT. We were starving, trying our best to live in filfthy conditions, struggling to feed ourselves and our families while the nobles were throwing parties and using the money they got from taxes, which were almost exclusively taken from the Tiers Etat, to eat delicacies at our expense.
A beautiful video full of knowledge
Would you consider making longer videos where you explain a timeline from a specific country or anything else you fancy
I wish I were a spectre, able to travel through time and just watch the happenings of a period of time with popcorn in one hand and a coke in the other whilst not being able to be seen by anyone and just float about the world... That would be my superpower...
Please make a video about the marcoses of the Philippines. The French Revolution is quite similar with the Philippine revolution ( people power)!!
It got rid of a class but ushered in a dictator. Napoleon Bonaparte should be your next subject. And thanks for screen shots of Kirsten Dunst. She's a favorite of mine and I loved her playing Marie Antoinette.
Awesome video. Cheers.
Loving the new animation style, it's so elegant
Our present elites would be wise to keep the history of this video close at heart.
They seem to be on the same path as the French Aristocracy.
We wouldn’t want them to lose their heads, would we ?
4:54 when you caught someone that tried to take a stolen pics of you. Me and my finger
Maybe you could do a video on different building protacals throughout the years
I so badly want to go to France and see the beautiful architecture, history, art, and food. God bless France! From your friends in the USA
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Funny how the people who were in charge of executing people lost their heads as well. There is no appeasing a mob.
I was picturing Trudeau. The worst and weakest prime Minister of a Country ever....
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@@robertlambert7736 What has he even done with Canada, besides banning a lot of guns?
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Would you do a piece on Madame d'Montespan and/or Henry's II's Queen Catherine d'Medici and/or Henry III or Henry IV? They will provide plenty of fodder for Weird History. Maybe also the food history like why snails are considered haute cuisine or why onions and beef stock became the famous french onion soup. This website is fun for history lovers. Love the glib comments. They're sadly true.
I'm confused about Marie Antoinette's chocolatier. I have read several accounts that she was not allowed into France with ANYTHING from Austria, including her clothes. I may have had bad resources. Maybe you could do an episode on her travel from Austria to France. 😀
Lilly Mom I’m sure once she actually became Queen, she could have anything she wanted imported... including a chocolate master.
@@joermnyc Hi Joe RM. You are probably right. It just sounded like he came with her initially. Thank you!😁
Some of what you're saying about Marie Antoinette's lavish lifestyle whilst an excellent depiction characterising the general feeling of the revolutionaries towards the monarchy is inaccurate. It is a caricature. This episode should be revised.
This propaganda of her lifestyle was both a smear campaign by corrupt nobles and propaganda by the Revolutionaries and has become a common liberal/progressive excuse for the overthrow of anyone with significant wealth.
Please do one on the revolutions and rebellions that came afterward.
“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.”
-Alexis de Tocqueville (French diplomat, 1835)
And we have now arrived via trillions in stimulus money!
Hi, I love your videos. With the movie coming out soon, could you do a video on the Radium Girls? Thanks!
Great video, great channel. Can you do the Haitian revolution please?
I have a feeling that the revolution was a poor decision. From the information I have gathered, I do not believe that Louis XVI was the worst French king. No proof that he was the most corrupt or the most power drunk.
The question is who really planned the French revolution? Who wanted to benefit from the power change? Who did benefit from the power change? Which foregin countries financed the revolution?
The crime committed by the revolutionaries was worse that those committed by the monarchy in my opinion.
I wish someone can provide information as to who were the real beneficiaries of the French revolution.
Went on a Wikipedia deep dive into Louis XIV and his mistresses and scandals and it’s so wild and terrible. And the purposeful abuse he put his mistresses through when he was over them was 🤯. He forced one ex-mistress to take care of the kids of his next mistress even when she begged to leave.
I love the transitions for this video. Is it from a premade template?
Historical note: the revolution did draft a constitution, like ours...the only trouble was they didn’t follow it. Also, I believe the pics from 9:00 are from the 19th century Paris revolutions.
You should add that the French had also land interests in the USA at that time to protect.... it's not as simple as being supportive of the rebels!.'. The French huge chunk of land west of tje 13 colonies running from Canada, all along the Mississippi down to the Gulf of Mexico! 🌟🌟
One topic that would be interesting for you to cover is the English civil war, origin story of the Puritains and also the proto-socialist Levellers.
When I said I wanted a video on the French Revolution, my wish came true. Thank you, Weird History.
i am addicted to these now thank you
How about that *Siege of Vienna* video? You know with John III Sobieski? Biggest calvary charge in history?
I have an odd feeling this is timed a little TOO WELL considering whats going on today
Are we... Dropping hints?
January 21st is right around the corner.. ;-)
More like spelling the possible future out 😅
Claira Voyant find the bankers! And off with their heads I say..... 🏦
You should do a video about the history of the Gulag. I know it is sort of a dark and depressing topic, but would be an interesting one to talk about
France 1789: We need a Revolution.
US 2020: I'm just gonna copy your work and change some details so teacher won't notice, yeah? Thanks!
What do you Americans even have to rebel against? You live in the greatest nation on earth.
@@ghostrangerz8273 lmao ... are you out of touch with the way things are going in the US right now ... Please, educate yourself on the matter and come back.
D VDV a few weeks of protests and riots in some major cities is nothing compared to things that have happened in my nation. So maybe instead of saying “just educate yourself” you could just tell me what you mean.
@@ghostrangerz8273 i understand what your saying but we have to fight back millions of our citizens are sick thousands dead an econmy in shambles but the rich are getting richer Jeff Bezos made 13 billion in a single week while the thousands work for him at meager pay and inadequate conditions we are going to stop this facism and the oligarchs in our nation and make America By the People For the People 🇺🇸
Tea Time for the people huh.
Let me tell you a story, and sorry if my English is not so good, it is a second language for me.
I was born in Angola in 1992, 10 years before the civil war that started in the 70s ended. At the time, the MPLA has basically already won. And organized fights against them had ended. They came to every little village and town in the nation and told everyone how we were being liberated from the bad capitalist system that we were poor under, and that soon Angola would be under a glorious new socialist system.
My family lived in the very small village of Cassoneca. And although we had basically no money or worldly possessions, the MPLA said we were rich, and demanded that we hand over our very small piece of land so it could be used for a new kommune (sorry, I do not know this in English).
Our land was all we had, so my father resisted to giving it up, it had been in the family for many many years, we had built it ourselves, why should we give it up? He said.
When he refused to cooperate, MPLA soldiers cut his neck with a machete. I was with my grandfather at the time, he was trying to teach me to read as I was 8 years old by then and had never learned. We returned to find this out. They had killed him right in the eyes of my Mother and Sister, and said that if we did not give up the land by weeks end, they would do the same to me and my grandfather.
My grandfather took us with him out of the village, he said that we were going to flee across the land into Nambia, and then South Africa. I don’t remember much of our walk across the nation, probably because I was very young and have spent much of life to forget it. I do know that you could sometimes see large piles of blackened wood with burnt patches of land around them, I now suspect they were farms burnt to the ground by the MPLA. And although I do not remember it, my mother tells me that my grandfather would steer us away from ditches on the side of the road, he would do this because these ditches would have many many shot bodies of farmers and such dumped in them.
Eventually we did make it to South Africa, where I have lived much of my life in Johannesburg, a large city full of wealth.
My grandfather is now dead, and I will always be thankful for what he did for us, sometimes when I was younger my mother would meet people who had also escaped, they would tell stories of group killings, rapes, and that even though they were made to grow food in the kommunes, everyone was starving.
In those days, people like them, or even people like my family would have given anything to live in a place like America.
So no, you do not want for fight for socialism, because I lived in it, I saw what it does to places. And how different that is from what is promised.
Thank you for reading this. It is hard for me to even think about.
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Marie Antoinette was ridiculed for so many things that she didn't necessarily deserve. She was so young when she first married Louis, taken away from her family in Austria to be the queen of France.
It was a totally worthless revolution, it brought back tyranny and death in France and Europe and set the path for the rise of Emperor Napoleon on whom you should make quite a few episodes.
I know! Ignorance is bliss, people think the revolution was all happy and good. Heck, the Vendeans tried to counter the bloodthirsty and power greedy revolutionaries but the rise of Napoleon wasn't all that bad. He fixed France from the bloody revolt.
So there was no tyranny and death in France or the rest of Europe prior to the revolution? That's an interesting theory.
@@newtoncountry5937 at the height of the reign of terror 7500 people were executed in 3 months in a single region. This was unprecedented for Europe at the time. In Revolutionary France, thw tribunal was simple. Someone didn't like the way you looked at them? Welp off with your head.
@@jonathanmarkos5526 I get that. What happened in France was tyranny and death at its worst. What my comment was referring to is the original comment said it "brought back tyranny and death in France and Europe. My point is there was tyranny and death in France and Europe for centuries before the French revolution. The revolution didn't bring it back, it was always there. They took it to extremes and incited wars which led to more widespread death, but it wasn't the first or last example of tyranny and death in Europe.
@@thewheelchairhistorian3424 i think people think French Revolution was a good thing because its the end of "monarchie absolue" (absolut monarchy?), the Déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen were signed, that SUPPOSED to make every french men and women equal in front of the law, not only the upper class, so its pretty sweet, isnt it? democracy...(pardon my english, im french hahaa)
I love this channel. I would like to know more about the smaller monarchs in Europe and the more unknown people and places of history. Also, the Portuguese, Spanish, Asturian, Swedish, history is something I would like to know more about.
Talking about the French monarchy are we.....
There's a tax for that.
Taxing somebody because they are talking about the French monarchy eh..?
Theres gona be a tax for that.
@@firemangan2731 taxing someone because that someone is taxing somebody for talking about the monarchy....?
Yeah there's gonna be a tax for that.
an episode on the jacobins or about may '68 would be fantastic!! pls give us more
Kind of disturbing how history repeats itself. Interesting video. Thanks.
Nobody:
France: *The revolution has begun.*
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That you Korg?
@@platonian2421 He just finished giving out fliers.
Just a random thought but they should make a video on the Peloponnesian war
Great video. Do one about Bolivian history.. you'll find pleeeenty of material there haha. It's crazy.
Weird History please make a video about ancient games!
These music tracks are great, I wonder what are they called... You guys should have references!
Agreed
The American revolution led to the French Revolution
not really. It was alot more than that because there was still growing tension in france regardless and it seemed inevitable but you can say it did have some level of impact on it..
The American revolution was merely a proxy war between the GB and France, so no. A witty remark, yet incorrect.
@@mikitz Wrong. The American revolution was already underway and had gained momentum before France got involved. An incorrect remark, yet not witty.
@@newtoncountry5937 Sure, it started before France's involvement, but the US would've lost the war without their aid. It was basically yet another proxy war from the British standpoint and undeniably for France as well, but the Americans always want to make it look like it was something special for the Europeans as well. Which it wasn't. Of course the British didn't exactly like losing their colonies, but they had a lot on their plate elsewhere at the same time as well.
A video on the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire would be great!!
Can you do the Australian emu war because it’s really funny