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LECTURES
ON THE
FRENCH REVOLUTION
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LECTURES
ON THE
FRENCH REVOLUTION
BY
JOHN EMERICH EDWARD DALBERG-ACTON
First Baron ACTON
D.C.L., LL.D., ETC. ETC.
REGIUS PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
EDITED BY
JOHN NEVILLE FIGGIS, C.R., Litt.D.
HONORARY FELLOW OF ST. CATHARINE'S COLLEGE
AND
REGINALD VERE LAURENCE, M.A.
FELLOW AND TUTOR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
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ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON
1910
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PREFATORY NOTE
The following Lectures were delivered by Lord Acton as RegiusProfessor of Modern History at Cambridge in the academical years1895-96, 1896-97, 1897-98, 1898-99. The French Revolution, 1789-95,was in those years one of the special subjects set for the HistoricalTripos, and this determined the scope of the course. In addition somediscussion of the literature of the Revolution generally took placeeither in a conversation class or as an additional lecture. Suchconnected fragments of these as remain have been printed as anappendix. For the titles of the Lectures the editors are responsible.
J. N. F.
R. V. L.
August 10, 1910
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CONTENTS
I. The Heralds of the Revolution 1
II. The Influence of America 20
III. The Summons of the States-General 39
IV. The Meeting of the States-General 57
V. The Tennis-Court Oath 68
VI. The Fall of the Bastille 77
VII. The Fourth of A                        
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