{"id":3259,"date":"2015-02-10T20:16:38","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T17:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=3259"},"modified":"2015-01-01T20:17:11","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T17:17:11","slug":"causes-of-the-french-revolution-model-essay-what-were-the-causes-of-the-french-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/ib-history\/causes-of-the-french-revolution-model-essay-what-were-the-causes-of-the-french-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes of the French Revolution &#8211; Model Essay: &#8220;What were the Causes of the French Revolution?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3251\" src=\"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01-100x79.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01-200x159.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01-450x357.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01-600x476.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01-900x714.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01-432x343.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01-277x220.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01-1024x812-405x321.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/french-revolution-of-1830-july-revolution-ferdinand-victor-eugene-delacroix-01.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Causes of the French Revolution<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/TEACHER_AREA\/ib_french_revolution\/0_FrenchRev_Causes\/3_CausesFrenchRev-RTA_Essay.docx\">Model Essay: &#8220;What were the Causes of the French Revolution?&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(teacher password required)<br \/>\nA sample essay which I wrote myself in timed conditions for the benefit of my students.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the comprehensive ActiveHistory materials on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/menus\/IB\/French_Rev_Napoleon\/index.php\">Causes, Events and Legacy of the French Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Causes of the French Revolution Model Essay: &#8220;What were the Causes of the French Revolution?&#8221;\u00a0(teacher password required) A sample essay which I wrote myself in timed conditions for the benefit of my students. 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