Project Gutenberg 2011-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 718 Belloc, Hilaire 1870 1953 Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, H. The French Revolution Steven Gibbs, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The French Revolution" by Hilaire Belloc is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the events and underlying political theories that characterized the French Revolution, aiming to present a comprehensive understanding of the uprising and its implications, particularly from a perspective informed by both political thought and religious context. The opening of the book establishes Belloc's intent to explore the foundational political theories that drove the Revolution, rather than merely recounting historical events. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the motivations behind the actions of key figures such as King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, while highlighting the interplay of military history and its broader significance during this tumultuous period. Belloc argues that to truly grasp the nature of the French Revolution, one must appreciate the complex dynamics between the revolutionary ideology, the personalities involved, and the significant role of the Catholic Church in the socio-political landscape of France. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 DC Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious 446918 2025-08-14T10:04:53.079465 text/html 439160 2022-03-25T14:18:58 text/html 2358052 2025-08-14T10:05:03.968404 application/epub+zip 2359469 2025-08-14T10:04:56.360395 application/epub+zip 229729 2025-08-14T10:04:53.666445 application/epub+zip 1499778 2025-08-14T10:05:08.421422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1449213 2025-08-14T10:05:01.112402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323374 2022-09-16T07:35:55.150270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386066 2025-08-14T10:04:52.423429 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386008 2022-03-25T12:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18729 2025-08-14T10:05:08.564420 application/rdf+xml 24016 2025-08-14T10:04:53.804438 image/jpeg 3381 2025-08-14T10:04:53.737415 image/jpeg 139265 2022-03-25T12:20:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 2154002 2022-03-25T14:19:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 2400423 2025-08-14T10:04:53.160480 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia