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What were the causes of tensions within French society in the pre-revolutionary France?

April 26, 2017Arts causes France French History Humanities Society TENSIONS

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What were the causes of tensions within French society in the pre-revolutionary France?

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Read Charles Dickens’ “A tale of two cities”, that sums it up very nicely – french aristocracy drank chocolate for breakfast and peasants often did not have even bread to eat. That’s when the riots started – the king was sending money to America to fuel their revolution, and the people starved. Hence Marie-Antionette’s famous quote: “If they don’t have bread, let them eat cake”. This is when it got violent, and the Bastille was stormed and raided.