Silk Workers' Revolts
France 1831, 1834
Synopsis
At the beginning of the July Monarchy, in the industrial French city of Lyon, the silk workers had a very hard life. In addition to backbreaking...
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Strikes of Journeymen and Workers
France 1840
Synopsis
During the summer of 1840, strike waves brought industry in Paris to a standstill. Tens of thousands of workers from across the trades were invol...
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"Renaissance" translates from French to "reborn." At the start of the renaissance, the end of the 15th century, France found itself in a good position. A new king had just married and a new concept, ...
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Silk Workers' Revolts
