LL200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Brioche, Maximilien Robespierre, Tuileries Palace
9 Oct 2014
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The means and ends of the french revolution: the ancient regime. A little too open to opinions, considered weak: marie-antoinette. Queen of france 1774-91, of the french, 1791-92. Daughter of empress maria theresa and emperor francis i: maria theresa- put an end to the vampire craze. Extremely young when she first came to france: the situation in france in 1780s, rise of enlightenment ideals. Rationality: rational way of thinking of society, humanity. Freedom of religion: catholic monarch- king was divine, above the rest of humanity, poor grain harvests due to extreme weather. Wheat in particular which was a staple. Whenever there is food shortages, there is social unrest. Have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Rumor that marie antoinette said let them eat cake! . If they can"t afford bread, they can"t afford brioche (cake: increased prices, hunger and malnutrition, enormous national debt. Gave a lot of money to the american colonies, common enemy was the british.
