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France 1815–70

The July revolution of 1830 and the fall of Charles X

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  • AS Unit 2

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Ordinances of St Cloud and trois Glorieuses.

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What were the Ordinances of St Cloud?

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What was the result of the elections of the summer of 1830?

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How did the ordinances reduce the electorate?

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  1. 1

    What was the result of the elections of the summer of 1830?

    Model answer

    The elections returned an even larger opposition majority than before, so Charles X faced a chamber certain to reject his ministers.

  2. 2

    What were the Ordinances of St Cloud?

    Model answer

    The four ordinances of July 1830 dissolved the newly elected chamber, suspended the freedom of the press, cut the electorate sharply and called fresh elections on the new franchise.

  3. 3

    How did the ordinances reduce the electorate?

    Model answer

    The ordinances excluded commercial and industrial taxes from the qualification. About three quarters of the voters were struck off, leaving the electorate to landowners.

  4. 4

    On what authority did Charles X claim to act?

    Model answer

    Charles X invoked Article 14 of the Charter, arguing that the security of the state entitled him to legislate by ordinance.

  5. 5

    Who resisted the ordinances first?

    Model answer

    Journalists and printers protested first, publishing a joint declaration and refusing to submit their papers, and their closed workshops turned printers into demonstrators.

  6. 6

    What were the Trois Glorieuses?

    Model answer

    The Trois Glorieuses were the three days of fighting in Paris from 27 to 29 July 1830 in which barricades and street battles drove the royal troops out of the city.

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