Difference between revisions of "Ancién regime"

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Never forget, the first syllable in conservative is "con!"

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-The '''''ancién regime''''' (literally "old regime") is the term used to describe the absolute [[monarchy]] that ruled [[France]] prior to the [[French Revolution]]. The regime was seen by the revolutionaries (and has since widely been seen by [[historian]]s) as being outmoded and unfit to rule a country that had changed a great deal since the conventions of the monarchy were established. Figures such as [[Louis XVI]] and his consort [[Marie Antoinette]] had become hopelessly out of touch with the ordinary people who inhabited the country they ruled, and had little concern for their welfare or comprehension of their troubles.
+Never forget, the first syllable in conservative is "con!"
-More generally, the term '''ancién regime''' can be used to refer to any ruling system of a country, business or other organization that is replaced, or needs to be replaced, because it has become out of touch or ineffective.
-[[Category:French Revolution]]