Conditions for Revolution

This episode originally aired in May of 2015.

Caricature of the trial of Charlotte Corday (1793), famous for assassinating Marat, one of the prime instigators of the Reign of Terror.

From the original show notes: In this episode of The History Files, Gordon cites three examples from history that illustrate national conditions which usually lead to revolution, sometimes even several waves of revolution. Bonus: stay tuned after the sign-off to hear Nancy and Gordon ramble on about Iran, pop-culture wars, and that inexplicable statue of Lenin in Fremont (a neighborhood on the ship canal north of Seattle).

Links:

• Agustí­n de Iturbide (en.wikipedia.org)

• Porfirio Diaz : Faces of the Revolution : The Storm That Swept Mexico : PBS

• Charles I (royal.gov.uk)

• Glorious Revolution | English history | Encyclopedia Britannica

• Reign of Terror (en.wikipedia.org)

• Charlotte Corday (en.wikipedia.org)

• Thermidorian Reaction (en.wikipedia.org)

• Czar Nicholas II (bbc.co.uk)

• Duma | Define Duma at Dictionary.com (dictionary.reference.com)

• The Mossadegh Project :: Mohammad Mossadegh.com