Episode 487: The Old Regime

Update: 2025-10-17

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Also known as the Ancien Regimé, the system of France going into the revolution was maddeningly complex and, seemingly, designed to fail.

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Episode 487: The Old Regime

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Episode 487: The Old Regime

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Episode 487: The Old Regime