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Elightenment
Writers like montesque bring great change -
Period: to
revolution
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CAUSES OF IRISH REVOLUTION
Protestant ascendency
united irishmen want equality but use force wants catholic emancipation
rebel against british and declared an illegal organisation
wolfe tone help from the french -
France bankrupt
Estates general on taxes
Third estate wish to change ancien regime
and found the national assembly -
National assembly
National assembly forced to hold meeting in a tennis court
and take an oath
they crate the declaration of the rights of man aand the citizen -
Sans Cullotes
Sans Cullotes supports national assembly and attack the bastille
they change the french flag to red, white and blue
the move Louis to paris to keep an eye -
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DIVIDE INTO TWO GROUPS -
WARS AGAINST REVOLUTINARY fRANCE
France fight in wars -
THE TERROR
MANY PEOPLE IMPRISONED AND EXECUTED BECAUSE OF MONARCHY -
King Louis
Louis escapes to Austria but found during his escape in Varrenes -
CONSEQUENCES
NAPOLEON BONAPPARTE EMPEROR OF FRANCE
ANCIEN REGIME CHANGED
NEW GOVERNMENT -
Execution
They decide and execute King Louis in PARIS -
REBELLIONS
IN WEXFORD LED BY FR JOHN MURPHY
LEADING TO SECTARIAN MASSACRES
74 SUSPECTED UNITED IRISHMEN KILLED
293 PROTESTANTS KILLED -
FRENCH
FRENCH LAND IN IRELAND DEFEAT BRITISH NIN KILLALA BU THEN DEFEATED BY BRITISH LATER
WOLFE TONN CAPTURED BUT COMMITS SUICIDE IN CELL BEFORE EXECUTION -
COURSE
FRENCH ARMY FAIL TO ARRIVE AT IRELAND,BRITISH TERRORISE ULSTER,REBELLION IN ANTRIM,
REBELLION LED BY EDWARDE FITZGERALD -
CONSEQUENCES
IRISH LOST THEIR PARLAMENT AND THE TIES BETWEEN IRISH AND BRITISH ARE STRENGTHEND
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