BBC The French Revolution - Tearing Up History

[JS-nsdr]

This guy would definitely be a revolutionist back in the day

[hessamramezani]

What a gem this is! Finding content like this is a hard to find joy!

[maxm]

Just a casual wooden doors from 18 century. How this stuff can survive its amazing

[bikeandsee]

The French Revolution was not the result of the deliberated planning of a group of conspirators. There is no point in justifying nor condemning its atrocities or achievements, it happened for compelling reasons in a very specific point in space and time. You cannot have daily orgies in Versailles, starve to death ninety percent of the population and expect to keep your head in place. Nor then nor afterwards, nor today or in the future.
Since there is no Museum of the French Revolution, despite it being the main contribution from France to civilization, this video remains among the best possible in place of it.

[fastpublish]

The French actually won their most recent war - the American Revolutionary War - possibly the most important military victory in modern history. However, it proved even more costly than any losses in previous conflicts. Both financially and philosophically.

[mrdeurknopp]

So this is the Brian Cox of art history

[johnbulbert]

Something i had not heard discussed in-depth before in all my viewings on Revolutionary France - thoughtful and insightful.

[UNKNOWN-bpit]

25:16 Imagine this guy just talking in the street and gesturing to the wall without a camera to talk to. Imagine the faces of passerby. Especially at 25:26

[paintbokx]

Interesting how he just sort of blows off napoleon at the end even though he solidified many of the gains of the revolution into the institutions that are the foundation of modern france. Also I expected him to at least mention napoleon's restoration of the catholic church under the concordat since it directly follows the discussion of the church in france.

[josephjohnson]

It wasn't the working class of Iraq or the Libyan proletariat that brought down the statues of Saddam and Quaddifi, but the U.I. imperialist army and armies of its British and French conquerors.

[Creamoji_]

the guys have 258k news because my high school's history teachers asked everyone to watch this and its been (idk) but at least 4 years XD

[zakjaggs]

The causes of the French revolution were completely justified- bread shortages, gross over taxation, lack of democracy, royal weakness and greedy aristocratic parlements.
The results of several tens of thousands killed via execution, the actions of the committee of public safety and the eventual move back to monarchy were not justifiable.
People need to learn to separate reasons and results.

[alwayslookindown]

this is a video that I can watch this just for homework. but I like it I love France and french <3

[mariep-a]

There's a mistake in the subtitles at 12:59 : of course the year is not 1879 but 1789 ;-)

[MrAllallalla]

People are so desperate to seem smart. This is a great thoughtful documentary which gives a very interesting perspective to the French Revolution

[ArchibaldBagge]

This documentary comes across as being written by Ric from the Young Ones.

[pyromania]

At the end of the day, the nobles brought this on themselves. I don't condone mob violence, or the September Massacres, but all this bloodshed could have been lessened, if not outright avoided, had the nobles simply accepted reality: the upper class merchants could not cover the kingdom's massive debts, so they should have. It wasn't like they couldn't afford it.

[Aliskandr]

Thank you for uploading... This guy is brilliant. I want to see everything he and this director/producer have done :-)

[acrobaticalpaca]

12:57 the zebra crossing is more of a suggestion really

[jesuisravi]

The speaker always looks like there is a big wind behind him...but he does a good job here.