‘The French Revolution was caused not by social conflict but by the political collapse of the monarchy.’ Discuss. The question of whether the French Revolution was due to social conflict or the political collapse of the monarchy is a complicated question. Brinten in the anatomy of Revolution believes that Revolution's cannot occur in politically stable countries naturally enough, Revolution's occur in inefficient centralized governments that are likely to collapse due to war and lack of …showed first 75 words of 1578 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1578 total…vehemently and vocally, it was when they found this voice that the monarchy was finished. Bibliography; Blanning, T.C.W. The rise and fall of the French Revolution. Ed. Blanning, T.C.W. The University of Chicago press, 1996 Lewis, Gwynne The French Revolution Ed. Geoffrey Crossick. Routledge 1993 Doyle, William The Oxford history of the French Revolution Ed. William Doyle. Oxford University press, 1989 Blanning, T.C.W. The French Revolution. Ed. Richard Overy. MacMillan Press Ltd, 1998