How far was the 1830 July Revolution in France inevitable?
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According to Colin Lucas a revolution is caused when "long term political causes combine with short term economic causes". In the context of the July Revolution, there had been both political dejection since 1820 and an economic recession that lasted from 1826-32, these "causes" meant that France was ripe for another revolution, and in fact it was almost inevitable.
To prove that this revolution was actually inevitable, one has to look at the political unrest as
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time that everyone wanted more say in government. The underlying reason why the July Revolution was inevitable was because the monarchs failed to recognise conquests and rights of the people, instead interpreting them as "concessions" which the House of Bourbon could offer and take away at will, as happened with the Charter of 1814. Louis XVIII and Charles X "denied sovereignty to the nation and liberty to the citizen - the very things 1789 had been about."
time that everyone wanted more say in government. The underlying reason why the July Revolution was inevitable was because the monarchs failed to recognise conquests and rights of the people, instead interpreting them as "concessions" which the House of Bourbon could offer and take away at will, as happened with the Charter of 1814. Louis XVIII and Charles X "denied sovereignty to the nation and liberty to the citizen - the very things 1789 had been about."