TTC Video – Living the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon

Examine a crucial turning point for humanity-the French Revolution and its aftermath-in which common people threw off the shackles of oppression and seized freedom.

The 25 years between the onset of the French Revolution in 1789 and the Bourbon Restoration after Napoleon in 1814 is an astonishing period in world history that marked a permanent shift for European politics, religion, and society. These 48 exciting lectures are your opportunity to learn the full story of this captivating period, and to get a broad and comprehensive survey of one of the most important eras in modern history. Professor Desan’s lectures introduce you to all sides of the story. How did the French attempt to create a democratic republic? How did such an optimistic movement, such an idealistic new government, morph into the Terror? Was an authoritarian regime an inevitable response to the Revolution? You’ll study these questions through the eyes of the people as they struggled to advance their cause and come to terms with each new development. For instance, you’ll learn about the brutality of life under the Old Regime; examine the political parties that jockeyed for control of France; meet women such as Olympe de Gouges, who demanded divorce and equal inheritance laws; and consider debates such as those between Edmund Burke, who defended the aristocracy, and Thomas Paine, who advocated the rights of man. You’ll feel the swell of the crowds again and again as they chant and protest. You’ll react to the cauldron of crisis and fear in the months leading up to the Terror. And you’ll come away with a new viewpoint – not just on this era, but on our own.

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