Description
Revolutionary France presents the events of the period 1788-1815. It covers the dramatic changes in French society culminating in the execution of the French royal family and the subsequent rise and fall of Napoleon. Study units examine the structure of French society leading up to the Revolution, growing disenchantment with the system of government culminating in the storming of the Bastille, the execution of the King and the Reign of Terror, Napoleon's rule and the invasion of Europe by French armies, war with Britain, and defeat by Russia leading to the collapse of Napoleon's empire.
