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War and downfall of the monarchy

War and downfall of the monarchy. 1790: the end of the Revolution? Flight to Varennes France at war What to do with the king?. 1790: the end of the Revolution?. Period of hope: once the Constitution has been set up, the Revolution will be over

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War and downfall of the monarchy

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  1. War and downfall of the monarchy 1790: the end of the Revolution? Flight to Varennes France at war What to do with the king?

  2. 1790: the end of the Revolution? • Period of hope: once the Constitution has been set up, the Revolution will be over • 1791 Constitution: middle class in power, king has a suspensive veto • Clergy now elected and have to swear an oath • 14 July 1790: fête de la Fédération

  3. June 1791: flight to Varennes • Émigrés rallying behind Artois ask for foreign intervention • The king keeps blocking the Assembly’s decrees by his right to veto • He refuses to take sacraments from constitutional priests • Flight to Varennes hushed up and causes great embarrassment

  4. France at war • 27 August 1791: Declaration of Pillnitz • War seen by many as the best way to solve problems in France • Emigrés armies perceived as a real threat • April 1792: king persuaded to declare war • Most officers had already emigrated, volunteers are poorly equipped and the war begins disastrously for France

  5. What to do with the king? • In Paris, king and queen accused of conspiring with the enemy • Divisions between political parties • July 1792: Duke of Brunswick’s manifesto • 10 August 1792: storming of the Tuileries, knig and queen take refuge in the legislative assembly • September massacres • French military victories • September 1792: a new national convention elected to give France a new Constitution

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