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Meeting of the Estates General | French Revolution Review

Meeting of the Estates General | French Revolution Review Before the Revolution, France was governed by an absolute monarch and the Estates General, which had been formed to represent the common people. It was composed of the clergy (First Estate), the nobles (Second Estate), and everyone else (Third Estate). A series of powerful monarchs ended … Read more