i. The breakdown of relations between Crown and Parlement
ii. The Assembly of Notables
iii. The Edicts of 8 May 1788
iv. Preparations for the Estates
II. The Constitutional Monarchy
i. From Estates-General to National Assembly, May-July 1789
ii. The legislative work of the National Assembly, 1789-91
iii. The response of Louis XVI to the Revolution
III. The National Convention
ii. The Constitution of 1793 and its enrage critics
iii. Gouvernement Revolutionnaire: politics, terror, and bureaucracy
iv. The Hebertists and the Dantonists
v. Robespierre, his friends and enemies
vi. The Thermidorian reaction.
