Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . T3 S t> crowy shath th •^ 0) => a 5 ii s « s s o & ^ 10 CO bo ?c -S Ji o 2 o 5 — o >, . o X -B oj w 2 o o a> S t3 ^ -S H « a -S I H amousn theraneeresen ^ fe s M *r , C >^ a o J3 O m c C u o c S 2 « F 43°- M 2 «.2 § a u u§5 « ^ c -o 3 OJ CU ?^ -13 U ?E. D. o. b;i The French Revolution 497 to come together wherever circumstances may dictate, untilthe constitution of the kingdom shall be established. Consequently, when the king finished hi
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . T3 S t> crowy shath th •^ 0) => a 5 ii s « s s o & ^ 10 CO bo ?c -S Ji o 2 o 5 — o >, . o X -B oj w 2 o o a> S t3 ^ -S H « a -S I H amousn theraneeresen ^ fe s M *r , C >^ a o J3 O m c C u o c S 2 « F 43°- M 2 «.2 § a u u§5 « ^ c -o 3 OJ CU ?^ -13 U ?E. D. o. b;i The French Revolution 497 to come together wherever circumstances may dictate, untilthe constitution of the kingdom shall be established. Consequently, when the king finished his address and com- The nobilitymanded the three orders to disperse immediately in order to force/tfresunje their separate sessions, most of the bishops, some of the {hird estateparish priests, and a great part of the nobility obeyed; the rest. tiG. 135. Louis XVI Louis was a well-meaning man, but not clever. He enjoyed workingwith tools like a locksmith or going hunting, but did not understand theneeds of France. His clever, strong-willed queen, Marie Antoinette,was responsible for most of the few things he did to try to stop theRevolution, and she was too headstrong to listen to wise advice sat still, uncertain what they should do. When the master ofceremonies ordered them to comply with the kings commands,Mirabeau, the most distinguished statesman among the deputies,told him bluntly that they would not leave their places exceptat the point of the bayonet. The weak king almost immediatelygave in and a few days later ordered all the deputies of theprivileged orders who had not already done so to join the commons. 498 Medieval and Modem Times First Reforms of the National Assembly, July toOctober, 1789 The fall of 101. The National Assembly now began in earnest the great July 14,1789 task of preparing a constitution and rege
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