The National Assembly abandons its privileges during a session on the night of 4 August 1789, leading to the August Decrees that abolished feudalism in France. Engraving by Charles Monnet and Isidore-Stanislas Helman, c. 1789.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.
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Monnet, C. (2022, May 25). August Decrees. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15925/august-decrees/
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Monnet, Charles. "August Decrees." World History Encyclopedia, May 25, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15925/august-decrees/.
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