Summary of the book "The Exciting XVIII century. Revolutionaries, adventurers, libertines and Puritans. The Era that changed the world forever" by Waynes F.:The era of revolutions, wars, the wealth of Versailles and the dexterity of adventurers — all this is the XVIII century. Historian Francis Vaines immerses us in the cycle of an era that changed the world. The American War of Independence defined the further history of democracy, and the French Revolution gave the world the Declaration of Human and Civil Rights. Masonic lodges have gained popularity throughout Europe, and multiple religious sects have found refuge from persecution in the American states. The philosophy of Enlightenment called into question the unlimited power of monarchs and the disenfranchisement of the people. The marriage of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette gave birth to the great Bourbon and Habsburg dynasties, but their rule became the epitome of all the vices of the absolute monarchy. High court fashion coexisted with the famine of the peasants, revolutionaries and philosophers tirelessly wrote damning pamphlets. Vaines opens up a real panorama of the insane era of smugglers, libertines, schemers, as well as Freedom, Equality and Fraternity. "The Bastille is the embodiment of everything vicious that, according to the demonstrators, was in the regime responsible for the famine of the French people. There was no turning back. The Bastille should have fallen."(Francis Waynes). Read more…