The French revolution was the beginning of the end to the Monarchy and absolute rule. The revolution came about for a number of reasons. ... What is considered by many historians to be the turning point in the revolutions is the storming of the Bastille. ... Came the reply, "No, Sire, it is a Revolution." # Following the storming of the Bastille, the peasants begin to take matters into their own hands. ... At the outset of the revolution, Napoleon returned to Corsica in September of 1789 and organized the National Guard. ...

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