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title: August Decrees
author: Charles Monnet
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15925/august-decrees/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# August Decrees

_Authored by Charles Monnet_

## Image File

[![August Decrees](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15925.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15925.jpg)

## Image Caption

The National Assembly abandons its privileges during a session on the night of 4 August 1789, leading to the [August Decrees](https://www.worldhistory.org/August_Decrees/) that abolished [feudalism](https://www.worldhistory.org/Feudalism/) in France. Engraving by Charles Monnet and Isidore-Stanislas Helman, c. 1789.

Bibliothèque nationale de France, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Monnet, C. (2022, May 25). August Decrees. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15925/august-decrees/>
### Chicago
Monnet, Charles. "August Decrees." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 25, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15925/august-decrees/>.
### MLA
Monnet, Charles. "August Decrees." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 May 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15925/august-decrees/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b6943988b/f1) by **Charles Monnet**. Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 25 May 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.