The History of France: From the Conquest of Gaul By the Romans to the Peace of 1856
The History of France: From the Conquest of Gaul By the Romans to the Peace of 1856
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The public debt was increased. The people, exaspe- rated by a system of taxation which spared the wealthy and oppressed the poor, and imbued, moreover, with those demo- cratic principles which had found their way from America to France, became still louder in the expression of their dis- content. M. De Calomie had by this time succeeded M. Necker.
He was brilliant, fluent, ready with expedients. Dreading the recriminations and plain-speaking that must have attended a meeting of the states-gener...al, this minister proposed to convene^ the Notables — that is to say, an assemblage of persons gathered from all parts of the kingdom, and chiefly from the higher ranks of society. This measure had been taken by Henry IV. and by Louis XIII. ; it was not, therefore, without precedent, and much was hoped by the nation. They 140 HISTORY OP PRAKCE.
met, to the number of 137, in Pebruary, 1787/ M. De Calonne laid before them the condition of the exchequer, and pro- posed to submit to taxation all the landed property of the kingdom, including that of the privileged classes.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The public debt was increased. The people, exaspe- rated by a system of taxation which spared the wealthy and oppressed the poor, and imbued, moreover, with those demo- cratic principles which had found their way from America to France, became still louder in the expression of their dis- content. M. De Calomie had by this time succeeded M. Necker.
He was brilliant, fluent, ready with expedients. Dreading the recriminations and plain-speaking that must have attended a meeting of the states-gener...al, this minister proposed to convene^ the Notables — that is to say, an assemblage of persons gathered from all parts of the kingdom, and chiefly from the higher ranks of society. This measure had been taken by Henry IV. and by Louis XIII. ; it was not, therefore, without precedent, and much was hoped by the nation. They 140 HISTORY OP PRAKCE.
met, to the number of 137, in Pebruary, 1787/ M. De Calonne laid before them the condition of the exchequer, and pro- posed to submit to taxation all the landed property of the kingdom, including that of the privileged classes.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Edwards Amelia Ann Blanford to read onlineMoreLess
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