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The 418 pages that link to French Revolution, each with the reason it gives.

• Pierre Choderlos de LaclosRelated: Laclos lived through the Revolution and took part in its political and military transformations.

• Pierre-Augustin de BeaumarchaisRelated: The revolutionary era altered Beaumarchais’s fortunes and the reception of his plays.

• ReactionaryRelated: The Revolution created the political setting in which reactionary opposition took shape.

• René LaennecRelated: Laennec’s medical education unfolded amid the revolution’s transformation of French hospitals and training.

• Rise of nationalism in EuropeRelated: Its claims of national sovereignty and mass citizenship helped make the nation a source of political legitimacy.

• SecularityRelated: Revolutionary reforms challenged the Catholic Church’s institutional power and advanced new civic arrangements.

• System of units of measurementRelated: Revolutionary reformers promoted standardized measures as part of remaking civic life.

• Three generations of human rightsRelated: Vašák associated the generations with liberty, equality, and fraternity, ideals linked to the Revolution.