The Bastille was stormed on 14 July 1789
old regime This name was coined by the revolutionaries to describe the regime based on absolute monarchy, a privileged nobility, and the Catholic Church, that had ruled France for centuries and was overthrown by the revolution.
absolute monarchy Where the monarch holds all power to make laws and carry them out. Contrasts with constitutional monarchy, where the monarch shares power with a representative elected body, and the monarch’s powers are limited by a constitution, or written body of laws.
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