France Revolution

The year 1815 marked the beginning of a time of repression in Europe. Napoleon Bonaparte had been defeated at Waterloo and sent to the remote South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, the torrent of blood unleashed by the French Revolution had finally run dry, and the dispossessed princes were returning to their thrones. Bourbon King Louis XVIII returned to Paris, King Ferdinand VII was restored in Madrid, and the numerous petty princes of Germany and Italy took back power in their localities.

Una explosión de violencia popular que subvirtió las normas sociales del mundo y que tuvo que asentarse luchando con las potencias de la época.

Jan Valjean, que despues de ir a la carcel por robar un pedazo de pan, es inmisericordemente perseguido por un agente de la autoridad, Valjean, que trata de mostrar que el pasado ha convertido al hombre en un criminal.

As one of the seminal social revolutions in human history, the French Revolution holds a unique legacy, especially in the West. The early years of the Revolution were fueled by Enlightenment ideals, seeking the social overthrow of the caste system that gave the royalty and aristocracy decisive advantages over the lower classes.

Frankreich, am Vorabend der Französischen Revolution. Die Nationalversammlung steht vor der Entscheidung um Krieg oder Frieden. Verschiedene Mächte kämpfen um Einfluss und schließlich kommt es zu der unvermeidlichen Kriegserklärung aus Paris. In dieser schicksalsgeladenen Nacht verfasst der junge Franzose Claude Rouget de Lisle ein Musikstück, das ungeahnte Tragkraft entfalten soll...

The French Revolution was a turbulent period that lasted several years, and one of the most famous events of the entire revolution came near the beginning with the Tennis Court Oath. By July of 1788, King Louis XVI agreed to call the Estates-General, a large, traditional legislative body, for the first time since 1614. The country's finances, already quite tenuous, reached a crisis stage in August 1788 as France faced bankruptcy.

The fifth in the new Naxos AudioBooks series "In a Nutshell", The French Revolution is a short and accessible introduction to one of the most important periods in European history. It brings vividly to life the implacable Robespierre, the frightened Marie Antoinette and the iconic image of the guillotine. But it also demonstrates the key role the Revolution played in the development of European politics.

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Anatole France creo una de las grandes novelas, que sobre el fondo de los anos posteriores a la Revolucion Francesa y el desarrollo del Terror, muestra un punto de vista diferente sobre ese hecho historico. El protagonista de la obra, el pintor Evaristo Gamelin, revolucionario ferviente, se ven envuelto en los torbellinos de los hechos y acaba sacrificando en vano su vida.

Pocos sucesos históricos tan importantes y tan determinantes para la historia de la humanidad como la Revolución Francesa, el acontecimiento político más importante de la Europa de fines del siglo XVIII. La espantosa miseria del pueblo francés, el enfrentamiento entre el Parlamento y el rey Luis XVI, y el lujo descarado de Versalles, obligaron al país a acariciar dos grandes ideales: La libertad, y la fundación de la República.