"Revolutionary" founding calendar, see how "France" self-inflicted injuries

France is the third largest country in Europe and the largest in Western Europe. France became one of the great powers of Europe from the end of the Middle Ages, and reached the peak of its power in the 19th and 20th centuries, establishing the world's second-largest colonial empire at the time, and also the most densely populated country in the 20th century. Throughout its long history, the country has produced a number of famous literary figures and thinkers who have had a profound impact on the development of humankind, and also has the fourth largest number of world heritage sites in the world.

The Celtics moved here from the mountains of central Europe around 1000 B.C. The Romans called the area Gaul and the local inhabitants the Gauls, and in 481 the Franks occupied all of Gaul except the Kingdom of Burgundy and the Mediterranean coast, and moved to Paris to establish the Frankish Kingdom.

France reached its zenith under the Sun King Louis XIV, one of the longest-reigning monarchs and the longest reigning independent sovereign monarch in European history on record.

During his reign (1661-1715), France waged three major wars: the Franco-Dutch War, the War of the Grand Alliance, the War of the Spanish Succession, and two skirmishes that made him supreme European hegemon beginning in 1680; the latter two wars were fought against the Dutch-British-Austrian triple alliance, with the War of the Grand Alliance reconciled as both sides grew tired of fighting and the War of the Spanish Succession settled. War of the Grand Alliance was reconciled when both sides grew tired of fighting, and the War of the Spanish Succession ended with the grandson of the French king succeeding to the throne. During this period the French navy defeated the Anglo-Dutch fleet and dominated the Atlantic Ocean, the French navy reached the peak of its prestige and was invincible on land.

The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was an important watershed in the history of France, ending more than 1,000 years of feudal rule and beginning a period of capitalist establishment and development. This period can be called the "century of revolutions", in which five revolutions (1789, 1830, 1848, 1870, 1871) took place in 82 years***. One of the reasons for the revolutions was the drought in France in the spring of 1788, coupled with the excessive participation in the war in the era of Louis XV and failed to win, the people at home could not eat, so the conflict broke out.

The Revolution was too costly, too heavy. The French Revolution took more than a decade, killed more than 500,000 French people, and tried out many forms of political systems, but in the end, all the bright red ideals that people had hoped for turned into fantasies. No class has been benefited, but it has led to social disorder, moral slippage, and all the problems have not been solved.

Before the Revolution, France became a model for Europe in terms of fashion. The clothing styles, decorations and furniture created in France were copied by other countries, and the seriousness with which the French governed their meals, their great culinary skills and their elegant way of eating made food famous in France. In a word, France stood for chic. But the French Revolution changed all that. The Revolution scorned all traditions, in clothing, food, housing, transportation, entertainment, weddings, funerals, festivals and other aspects of the formation of a completely new model - vulgarization, full of foul language "Papa Duchet" was very popular, monotonous, dull patriotic women's clothing and no trouser suit has become the most fashionable clothing in France, and has become an important measure of whether a person is sympathetic to the revolution. The standard.

Particularly in 793, the people of Paris launched a third uprising from May 31 to June 2, overthrowing the Girondists and establishing the Jacobin regime. The Jacobins, led by Robespierre, carried out horrific and brutal massacres, forming a social situation of self-defense for all. According to statistics in Robespierre in power during the three-year period, in Paris guillotine was executed as many as 70,000 people, members of the royal family was basically wiped out, there are still a lot of people simply against Robespierre only.

The outbreak of the French Revolution was the beginning of a downward spiral for a people and a nation. And Napoleon, who followed it, was the return of an old empire, after which France entered a long period of decline. After that France didn't fight any hard battles, and kept following Britain's ass, and was bullied twice by Germany. It feels like the essence of the whole nation has dropped so much, so it's important to stay calm and not overreact to everything you do.