July Revolution
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The July Revolution, also known as the French Revolution of 1830, Second French Revolution, or les Trois Glorieuses, was a second French Revolution after the first of 1789–99. It led to the overthrow
Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix captures and commemorates the July Revolution.
Charles X painted by Thomas Lawrence, 1825
THE GREAT NUTCRACKER OF JULY 25th. In this caricature, Charles X attempts to break a billiard ball marked "charter" with his teeth, but finds the nut too hard to crack.
Scenes of July 1830, a painting by Léon Cogniet, showing the transformation into a brighter French Republic.
Address of the 221
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The Address of the 221 was a formal declaration presented to King Charles X of France by the liberal majority in the Chambre des députés on March 18, 1830, during the opening of the parliamentary sess
Print of the address
Jules, Prince of Polignac
Pierre Paul Royer-Collard