Why is the 18-year rule of Louis-Philippe known as the “bourgeois monarchy”?
a) Louis-Philippe ran his court without the aristocratic pretenses and elaborate ceremony of his predecessors, almost as if he were a wealthy merchant.
b) Louis-Philippe had middle-class tastes, which endeared him to city people, but not to aristocrats and peasants.
Consider This: Louis-Philippe reigned in an isolated bubble of privilege, ignoring the social tensions caused by his regime’s policies. See 8.2.1: France between Napoleons.
c) Louis-Philippe was careful to keep his people from interfering with the press or public meetings.
Consider This: Louis-Philippe reigned in an isolated bubble of privilege, ignoring the social tensions caused by his regime’s policies. See 8.2.1: France between Napoleons.
d) Louis-Philippe did whatever the legislature wanted since he was haunted by what had happened during the Revolution.
Consider This: Louis-Philippe reigned in an isolated bubble of privilege, ignoring the social tensions caused by his regime’s policies. See 8.2.1: France between Napoleons.
a) Louis-Philippe ran his court without the aristocratic pretenses and elaborate ceremony of his predecessors, almost as if he were a wealthy merchant.
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