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VCE Unit 3 French Revolution: Experiences

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What Caused the French Revolution? - Tom Mullaney

Bourgeoisie

Bourgeoisie : Social Class
Britannica Encyclopedia

What was the Role of the Bourgeoisie in Pre-Revolutionary France? 1:41

The Bourgeoisie and the Middle Class 18:45

Parish Priests and Other Clergy

The First & Second Estates: Clergy and Nobility
From the University of Melbourne
The French Revolution and the Catholic Church

What was the Role of the Clergy in Pre-Revolutionary France? 1:32

How did the French Revolution affect the Church? 1:51

Peasants and Nobility

The Court Nobility and the French Revolution: The Example of the Society of Thirty - Daniel Wick
The French Revolution and the Nobility: A Reconsideration - Thomas Beck
The Third Estate
Before the revolution, French society was divided into three ... Peasants inhabited the bottom tier of the Third Estate's social hierarchy.

What was the Role of the Nobility in Pre-Revolutionary France? 1:28

What role did "The Peasants" play in the French Revolution? 1:48

Urban Workers

Women

Women and the French Revolution (Introduction) 7:59