Oxford AQA History: A Level and AS Component 2: France in Revolution 1774-1815
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Retaining well-loved features from the previous editions, France in Revolution 1774-1815 has been approved by AQA and matched to the new 2015 specification.This textbook explores in depth a key period of history which was to change the relationship between the ruler and the governed, not only in France but throughout Europe and, in time, the wider world. It focuses on key ideas such as absolutism, enlightenment, republic and dictatorship, and covers events and
developments with precision. Students can further develop vital skills such as historical interpretations and source analyses via specially selected sources and extracts. Practice questions and study tips provide additional support to help familiarize students with the new exam style questions, and help
them achieve their best in the exam.
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction to features
- AQA History specification overview
- Introduction to the Oxford AQA History series
- Timeline
- Introduction to this book
- Part One The end of absolutism and the French Revolution, 1774–1795
- 1 The origins of the French Revolution,1774–1789
- 1 Absolutism and the structure of the Ancien Régime
- 2 The impact of the Enlightenment in France
- 3 Economic problems and royal finance
- 4 Developments February 1787–May 1789
- 4 The Directory and Napoleon’s rise to power, 1795–1799
- 13 The aftermath of the Terror
- 14 The establishment of the Directory
- 15 Military campaigns and expansion abroad
- 16 The establishment of the Consulate
- 1 The origins of the French Revolution,1774–1789
- 2 The experiment in constitutional monarchy, 1789–1792
- 5 The revolution, May–October 1789
- 6 The attempts to establish a constitutional monarchy
- 7 Reaction to change at home and abroad
- 8 The sans-culottes and the collapse of the constitutional experiment
- 3 The emergence and spread of the Terror, September 1792–1795
- 9 The establishment of a republic
- 10 Internal and external war
- 11 The progress of the war
- 12 The spread of the Terror
- Part Two The rise of Napoleon and his impact on France and Europe, 1795–1815
- 5 The impact of Napoleon’s rule on France, 1799–1815
- 17 Political change
- 18 Social change
- 19 Legal and administrative change
- 20 Financial and economic policies and problems
- 6 The impact of Napoleon’s rule on Europe, 1799–1815
- 21 The army and conquest during the Consulate and Empire
- 22 The control of the Grand Empire
- 23 Challenges to the Empire
- 24 The collapse of the Empire
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Topics available from Oxford AQA History for A Level
- Back Cover
