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The Revolution and the Church. In August 1789, the state cancelled the taxing power of the Church. The issue of Church property became central to the policies of the new revolutionary government. Declaring that all Church property in France belonged to the nation, confiscations were ordered and Church properties were sold at public auction.
The French Republic continued this Roman symbol to represent state power, justice, and unity. During the Revolution, the fasces image was often used in conjunction with many other symbols. Though seen throughout the French Revolution, perhaps the most well known French reincarnation of the fasces is the Fasces surmounted by a Phrygian cap.
La Redoute. La Redoute is a French multi channel retailer founded by Joseph Pollet in 1837. La Redoute specialises in ready to wear apparel and home decor, La Redoute is the 2nd largest seller of women's apparel and the 3rd largest seller of linens in France. Its e-commerce site www.laredoute.com is the top ranked French site for apparel and ...
The Cahiers de doléances ( French pronunciation: [kaje də dɔleɑ̃s]; or simply Cahiers as they were often known) were the lists of grievances drawn up by each of the three Estates in France, between January and April 1789, the year in which the French Revolution began. Their compilation was ordered by Louis XVI, who had convened the Estates ...
The Dictionnaire de l'Académie française is the official dictionary of the French language . The Académie française is France's official authority on the usages, vocabulary, and grammar of the French language, although its recommendations carry no legal power. Sometimes, even governmental authorities disregard the Académie's rulings.
Redoubt. A redoubt (historically redout) [1] [2] is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on earthworks, although some are constructed of stone or brick. [3] It is meant to protect soldiers outside the main defensive line and can be a permanent structure or a hastily ...
14 July – The storming of the Bastille, 14 July 1789. The flashpoint of the revolution. 4th of August – The National Constituent Assembly voted to abolish feudalism on 4 August 1789. 10th of August – The storming of the Tuileries Palace, 10 August 1792. The effective end of the French monarchy.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté. Pierre-Joseph Redouté ( French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʒozɛf ʁədute], 10 July 1759 – 19 June 1840), was a painter and botanist from the Austrian Netherlands, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers at the Château de Malmaison, many of which were published as large coloured stipple engravings. [1]