Jacques Necker (and public opinion) [ Politics / Publicity ]
… the Estates General and congregated itself as the revolutionary National Assembly on 17 June 1789, the Crown, looking to mediate the political situation, called a royal session for 23 June. In the session, Louis agreed to a partial acceptance … reason’ in the public sphere (Harris, Necker and the Revolution , 524). During the revolution, however, his attempts to mediate the dispute between Third Estate, the privileged orders, and the Crown, had won him favour amongst the popular … a series of problems to the National Assembly. On one level, the loss of Necker meant losing a key ally in the King’s immediate sphere of influence, with Louis now more likely to fall prey to the conservative faction at court. On another, …
Censorship | Finance | French Revolution | Public sphere | Third Estate
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