Causes of the 1830 Revolution

Essay questions

Causes

• Long Term– Divisions between supporters of different types of

regime• Short Term– Attitudes and policies of Charles X – economic

depression• Immediate Term– 4 Ordinances – the events of July 28th and 29th

Analyse the causes of the French Revolution of 1830

‘they learned nothing and forgot nothing.’ Does this adequately explain the collapse of the restored Bourbon dynasty in France?

Why did Charles X manage to retain the throne of France for only six years?

Why did the Bourbon monarchy fail to attract support within France after 1815?

What factors made for instability in France under the restored bourbon monarchy?

Why was the rule of the restored Bourbons in France, 1814-30, so brief?