War Times Journal
War Times Journal: The French Revolt and Empire: A Napoleonic Wars Summary
This site describes the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Read the history of these wars from 1792-1815.
US Department of State
Office of the Historian: The United States and the French Revolution
The French Revolution had political consequences in the United States. It forced us to adopt a clear foreign policy of neutrality and to pass legislation concerning immigration. Examine how Jefferson and Adams responded to the French...
George Mason University
George Mason University: Imaging the French Revolution
A scholarly presentation of the French Revolution that is organized in three ways. The essays analyze images from this civil war. The discussions look at various interpretations, historians' methodologies, and at what effects digital...
BBC
Bbc: Britain and the French Revolution
The author describes how the French Revolution was received by the British. At first, many citizens saw a cause to celebrate. But as the Revolution proceeded, disillusionment set in for many people. Archived.
Other
Unlv: French Revolution: A Chronology
This is a timeline that covers the French Revolution in detail from 1789 to 1799.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Women and the French Revolution
What impact did the French Revolution have on women? Did it alter their role in society? Deepen studies of the French Revolution with this Tom Richey PowerPoint presentation.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Causes of the French Revolution
Discusses the causes of the French Revolution. Some of the reasons given are resentment of royal absolutism, the rise of enlightenment ideals, national debt, and food scarcity.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: 1789 the French Revolution: Part I
Studying the French Revolution of the late 18th Century? Take advantage of this study tool which illustrates the details of the war.
Utah Education Network
Uen: French Revolution
Learn what it feels like to be a part of different estates in France prior to the French Revolution.
Other
Bristol University: Lectures on the French Revolution [Pdf]
This resource presents a series of lectures by one of the most famous British historians (Lord Acton) of the 19th century. He examines the causes and events of the revolution.
Other
The Haitian Revolution of 1791 1803
This is the first of four linked pages presenting a comprehensive essay on the Haitian Revolution.
Stanford University
Stanford: A Tale of Two Cities Historical Context
An excellent resource for students studying the historical context of Dickens' Tale of Two Cities. Site provides details on the context both within the setting of the novel (on and around the French Revolution) and the publication of the...
Hanover College
Documents of the Revolution of 1848 in France
These primary source documents from "Readings in European History" contain texts that describe the provisional government set up in Paris, the second French Republic, and Louis Napoleon's Campaign Manifesto.
PBS
Pbs: Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution
PBS documentary site explains the whys and wherefores of our enduring interest in the life and loves of Marie Antoinette. Follow the timeline that leads to her execution at the guillotine, learn about the extravagance of her surroundings...
Other
Bristol University: Arthur Young's Travels in France [Pdf]
A book written by Arthur Young, well know English writer and economist who visited France just prior to the French Revolution. His book provided insights into the causes of the French Revolution. The book is in PDF format.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Trial and Execution of Louis Xvi
This site examines the trial and execution of King Louis XVI of France during the French Revolution through three primary source documents.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: The Execution of Louis Xvi, 1793
This article discusse the execution of King Louis XVI during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Discover France: Place De La Bastille, Paris
This site looks at the history of the Bastille in five parts, focusing on its early history, its role in the French Revolution, and what it represents today.
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Reign of Terror
[Free Registration/Login Required] Examining bits from the "Decree Against Profiteers" and "Law of Suspects," students will learn the impact of the Committee of Public Safety's power to rule during the most intense year of the French...
W. W. Norton
W. W. Norton & Company: Norton Anthology: Introduction to the Romantic Period
The major Romantic poets cannot be understood, historically, without an awareness of the extent to which their distinctive concepts, plots, forms, and imagery were shaped first by the promise, then by the tragedy, of the French...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Maximilien Robespierre: Cult of Supreme Bein
An essay written by Maximilien Robespierre in 1794, during the period known as the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Justification of the Use of Terror
This site has an essay written by Maximilien Robespierre in 1794, during the tumultuous years of the French Revolution. A brief historical background of the essay is also included in this site.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) was an integral part of the French Revolution, specifically the Reign of Terror. This website provides a biography of Robespierre.