The French Revolution, marked by its anti-clericalism and radical reorganisation of society, profoundly disrupted religious life. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy in 1790 made religious vows ...

The French Revolution would have an enormous impact ... They set about promoting the radical concept that regardless of religion, beliefs or wealth, everyone should be equal.

The capture of the Bastille ignited one of the greatest social upheavals in Western history, the French Revolution ... press, and religion, as well as a representative government and equality ...