The French Revolution

We Are History

Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell

History

4.9 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In 18th Century France the Ancien Regime comes up against the Enlightenment and Age of Reason and, spoiler alert, it doesn’t end well for the monarchy. In this episode that serves as a sort of French revolution for dummies we look at what happened, from the storming of the Bastille on, well, Bastille Day to the rise of Napoleon Reading List: Vive La Revolution: A Stand-up History of the French Revolution by Mark Steel Buy books through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund We Are History by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know what that is.
0:04.0	An ice cold beer.
0:07.0	What's different?
0:09.0	It's Budweiser, a perfect beer for party season.
0:14.0	Best enjoyed with your best buds.
0:20.0	Cheers to that
0:22.3	Budweiser
0:24.1	like no other
0:25.3	please drink responsibly
0:26.7	for the facts visit drinkaware.como
0:28.5	UK
0:28.9	Hello and welcome to
0:35.3	We are history
0:36.5	I'm Jean O'Farade.
0:38.8	Oh, I see what you've done there.
0:41.1	I'm just sweet Angela Barnes.
0:43.2	Angela's chosen today's subject.
0:45.1	And all I'm going to say on the matter is that I told her there is no way she can do it all in one episode.
0:51.6	You should know better, John, than to say something like that to me.
0:53.8	Because that just made me go, oh, I'll bloody show him,
0:56.2	and I'm going to do it all in one episode.
0:58.1	And that means I've spent this week trying to fit the entire French Revolution.
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