The French Revolution The French Revolution was a major event in modern European History. It began in 1789 and lasted until the late 1790’s. Research shows the three main causes of the French Revolution were political, social and economic. Political reasons that caused The French Revolution were that during this time the French Monarchs had unlimited power and saw themselves as “Representative of God”. The autocratic monarchy, greedy leaders, lavish expenditure created political cause for the revolution. The French citizens wanted to change their country’s political views and long standing traditions. We have seen this in our own country lately. Socially it was a very miserable time. The French Society consisted of three classes- the