Many historians have made analyses on the patterns that Revolutions go through. The French Revolution of 1789 however, goes through the exact pattern that Crane Briton says. This will be shown through different examples and events that happened in France during that time. The interesting thing about this revolution was that it took place in a country that in those days was the wealthiest and most powerful country in Europe. This revolution was also a very big thing, as it was a group of people getting up to get rid of their king and the class system. Every revolution starts when a society starts to protest against something in there country.
             During that time, a king named Louis XIV ruled France. The family Bourbon supported the king and the aristocrats. This meant that if you were related or connected to this family in any way, you had many privileges. This is what is called the Old Regime. The Old Regime was made up of three estates. The 1st Estate was the clergy. The clergy meant that you were a monk or a nun. They owned five to ten percent of the land of France; with this land they would rent it to get the money. To be a member of the clergy, you had to be related to the Bourbon family. The 2nd Estate was the nobility. The nobility served either in the government, were officers in the army or were in parliament. This estate never paid taxes, and would continually block the king's laws that he would try to pass on taxation. They would live off the rents, dues and fees that they got from the 3rd Estate. The 3rd Estate was basically everyone else. They could become wealthy people but never like the 2nd Estate. There was a group called the Bourgeoisie and they were the wealthy people of the 3rd Estate. They owned one fifth of the land in France. The Bourgeoisie hated that the nobles and clergy were so arrogant. They were well read and had showed that they could run business. These Three Estates were very important, because it...