The English Civil War and the French Revolution were critical events for each country as the outcome of each rebellion would decide how each countries government would be treated for the next several years. A lost for the people could have resulted in harsher treatments from the monarch as punishment for attempting to dethrone him while a victory for the people would allow them to shape the government however they desired. While these revolts occurred at different places and different times they still manage to share several similarities and differences. Like most things everything has their similarities and differences, this follows true with both the French Revolution and English Civil War each having their parallels and contrasting ideas. For example, both of their overthrown rulers were executed, with Charles I being tried and beheaded …show more content…
Another common success the rebellions shared was that the aftermath of each war helped to create a new group of people that requested more rights for their respective class, for the French this was the Sans Culottes, and for the English, this was the Levellers. The goals of the Sans Culottes were to make the revolution to go further and give more rights to more common folk like shopkeepers and farmers. The Levellers were soldiers that also wanted more rights for society, allowing the common people to have more of a voice. The aftermath of the rebellions started off the same with each country attempting a new form of government, but England would eventually break this by returning to the monarchy eleven years later. After the English Civil War, Parliament took over being led by Olive Cromwell. After his death, Parliament allowed for Charles II to return and reestablish the monarchical form of government. The French Revolution would contrast this by abolishing the monarchy and creating a republic after the Revolution creating the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen which would