tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333725.post4243876244056063325..comments2024-01-07T13:22:12.033-08:00Comments on Great White North: Hailstones = French Revolutiontheduckthiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17255259957279220797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333725.post-3055339107537737062013-03-24T11:38:53.482-07:002013-03-24T11:38:53.482-07:00Hi, if you read my post I don't say that the h...Hi, if you read my post I don't say that the hailstorm began the Revolution but it was likely 'one of the contributing causes to France's Republic.'<br /><br />Starvation was a big factor in causing unrest among the peasant population. <br />theduckthiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255259957279220797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333725.post-17478749662813169852013-03-12T03:04:57.487-07:002013-03-12T03:04:57.487-07:00The King was Louis XVI and the hailstorm did not b...The King was Louis XVI and the hailstorm did not begin the Revolution but exacerbated the tension and expectation of the people leading up to the Estates-General (opened May 5, 1789) which was called for by the Assembly of Notables (which opened in February, 1787).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com