Revolución Francesa - History Lab

Political and scientific revolution

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:11 +0000

The documentary series The History of the World, “History as adventure, as drama, as destiny”, produced by the British channel BBC, shows with great realism some of the key events in world history, such as the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America, the atomic bomb or the death of Julius Caesar. Special care has been taken with details such as clothing, city settings, etc. Specifically, in chapter 6, some details of the first social uprisings at the end of the Ancien Régime are shown, such as the French Revolution, the Tea Mutiny, the American War of Independence, which took place between 1775 and 1783, and the rebellion of more than 100,000 Haitian slaves. The documentary does not overlook the human toll, nor the decline and erosion of revolutionary character under Dutty Boukman’s command.

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The French Revolution in 15 minutes

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:06 +0000

This 14-minute video deals with the French Revolution as one of the most important political and social transformations in Europe at the end of the 18th century. It is one of the most tense and violent periods in which the Ancien Régime was overthrown, leading to the establishment of a new regime in which the bourgeoisie, sometimes supported by the popular masses, became the dominant political force.

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Napoleon Bonaparte and the Napoleonic Wars

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:06 +0000

15-minute video analysing key aspects of Napoleon Bonaparte. The figure of Napoleon Bonaparte emerged in the aftermath of the French Revolution. He ended up seizing absolute power, crowning himself emperor and embarking his country on an expansionist spiral: the Napoleonic Wars. Beyond the military sphere, as a ruler Napoleon forced Europe into modernity and included some of the ideas of the Enlightenment in his policies. He promoted a new civil code, which, among other things, prohibited privileges based on birth, established meritocracy in the civil service and advocated religious freedom.

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In the Shadow of the Revolution. Memory of Spain

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:59 +0000

Episode 18 of the documentary series “Memories of Spain”. The descriptor that appears on the rtve a la carte website contains the following summary:The Monarchy of Charles IV: Life at Court. The palace intrigues. Godoy, the King’s favourite. The impact of the French Revolution. War with France and changes of alliance. Napoleon’s puppets. The Trafalgar disaster. The American colonies. It is advised by Ricardo García Cárcel and lasts 43:47 minutes

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The French Revolution

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:48 +0000

3.13 minute video explaining the causes and consequences of the French Revolution. The educational video, edited by Happy Learning, is aimed at primary school children.

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The Crisis of the Ancient Regime 1808-1833

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:48 +0000

Website of Professor Juan Carlos Ocaña which explains the block of contents on “The crisis of the Ancient Regime 1808-1833”, adapted to the subject of Spanish History of Second Baccalaureate (2005), which includes the following sections: the crisis of 1808: War of Independence and political revolution; The Cortes of Cadiz and the Constitution of 1812; Ferdinand VII: Absolutism and libertarianism. The Emancipation of Latin America.

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Assassin’s Creed: Unity

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:29 +0000

Eighth video game in the main saga of the Assassin’s Creed series. It represents a major advance in mechanics and gameplay, as well as in setting, thanks to a new graphics engine, which allows you to recreate densely populated urban spaces and intense activity in the Paris of the French Revolution. In the game, you control Arno Dorian, a member of the fictional Order of Assassins, who plays an important role in the shadows during the major events of Revolutionary Paris, including the formation of the National Assembly, the execution of Louis XVI, the period of the Terror and the fall of Robespierre. More historically accurate than its immediate predecessors, it also features historical figures such as Maximilien Robespierre, the Marquis de Sade and Napoleon Bonaparte, among many others.

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