ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The greatest impact of the French Revolution on British politics, and consequently on society itself, was the fear it instilled within parliament. Politicians decided to prevent the possibility of an uprising rather than to remedy one at a later time. Consequently they embarked on the path to constitutional reform.

Detailed explanation-2: -Not only did it put an end to the feudal system, disband a kingdom and its monarchy, and establish civil laws and fairer representation of all peoples under governance, it also served to unify and strengthen France as a country and a people.

Detailed explanation-3: -The causes of the French Revolution can be narrowed to five main factors: the Estate System, absolutism, Enlightenment ideas, food shortages, and the American Revolution. The Estate System placed people into groups based on birth and was known as the Ancien Regime.

Detailed explanation-4: -’ There was a great deal of sympathy with the revolutionaries, as several English commentators considered their actions akin to those of the American Revolutionaries. Both revolutions appeared as popular uprisings, reacting to the unjust taxation of authoritarian rule.