French Revolution, also called Revolution of 1789, revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799 and reached its first climax there in 1789--hence the conventional term "Revolution of 1789," denoting the end of the ancien régime in France and serving also to distinguish that event from the later French revolutions of 1830 and 1848. Inside you will read about... ✓ An Environment of Revolution ✓ Rise of the Third Estate ✓ The Rights of Man ✓ Vive la Revolution! ✓ Reign of Terror ✓ The Last Revolutionaries And more!