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The big picture after Napoleon

The big picture after Napoleon

Timeline showing Bourbon Restoration, July Monarchy, Second Republic and Second Empire from 1814 to 1870 with major turning points labelled

France after 1814 was not simply going back to the old order. Revolutionary gains such as equality before the law, careers open to talent and the sale of land could not easily be reversed, but many elites still wanted order after years of upheaval.

France 1814–1870 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /France 1814–1870

Step-by-step lessons on OCR A Level History France 1814–1870. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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