2.3 Brienne - Parlements - Day of the Tiles Flashcards
1
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Fundamental laws of the realm
A
3 May 1788
‘the right of the Nation to grant subsides’ through the Estates-General
- the right for the parlements to register new laws
- the freedom of all Frenchmen from arbitrary arrest
2
Q
Economic collapse 8 August 1788
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400,000 livres left in treasury
1788 Hailstorm
3
Q
The Day of tiles
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June 1788
4
Q
Simon Schama day of tiles
A
signified the breakdown of royal authority and the helplessness of military force in the face of sustained urban disorder