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The Night the Old Regime Ended

M I C H A E L

F I T Z S I M M O N S

The Night the Old Regime Ended

AUGUST 4, 1789, AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

The Pennsylvania State University Press

University Park, Pennsylvania

To the Belmont Abbey College Class of 1971

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Fizsimmons, Michael P., 1949–

The night the Old Regime ended : August 4, 1789 and the French Revolution /

Michael P. Fitzsimmons.

cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-271-02233-7 (alk. paper)

1. French—History—Revolution, 1789–1799. 2. Feudalism—France.

I. Title

DC168.0804.F57 2002

944.04'1—dc21

2002012192

2003

The Pennsylvania State University

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Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press,

University Park, PA

16802-1003

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of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper.

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Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials,

ANSI Z39.48–1992.