The Ancien Régime: How France Was Ruled Before 1789

Before the revolution, before the guillotine, before the tricolour—there was the Ancien Régime: a patchwork of provinces, privileges, and absolute monarchy. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how France was actually governed before 1789. They discuss the Three Estates, the Parlements, the intendants, and the tangled web of local customs that made France a 'kingdom of little republics'. From the fiscal chaos of the taille and gabelle to the social gulf between Versailles and the peasantry, we piece together the system that collapsed under its own weight. Along the way, we meet figures like Louis XIV, the Sun King who perfected absolutism, and Jacques Necker, the finance minister who tried and failed to reform. This is the prequel to the Revolution—the world that France left behind. #AncienRégime #FrenchHistory #LouisXIV #Versailles #ThreeEstates #Parlements #Intendants #Taille #Gabelle #JacquesNecker #Absolutism #EstatesGeneral #Feudalism #Bourbon #EuropeanHistory #History #FexingoHistory #FrenchRevolution Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo