HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Gallican Church, Assignat, Ultramontanism
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And need for reform: galicans turned ultramontanes, swearing to constitution, radical atheist; against property, against justice, done without due process, against france tradition, movement to recover traditions, fillion (conservative catholicism, marie lapain (facist) Legislative assembly meeting: restoration of ancient regime, louis 16th, very christian, pious, saw obligation as king to be great, not given enough authority to function as king post-1781. French people: regicide, sealed fates of king and queen , monarchy meant they were a danger, war turned authority over to a volatile faction. 3 groups: right of speaker: conservative, traditionalists, lack of reform, left of speaker: most radical, willing to start with a fresh slate, centre: moderates, individual bills or extreme circumstances, factional politics, left (far): jacobins, new soc. Order: devoted to republicanism and restructuring of french society, agitated and intimidated, left of centre: girondins, wanted local autonomy. September violence: paris reduced to anarchy, mob panicked, wanted to arrest royal family and call new elections.
