Compare And Contrast George III And Louis Xvi

A critical reason was that, not at all like the French Government, the British Government did not go bankrupt in the 1780s. In France, participation in the American War of Independence put a lethal stress on public finances. The government of Louis XVI lost the trust of its consignee. This had happened to other European Kings in the past but their commands had been able to survive. On paper, Louis XVI had impressive power. He was not quite an absolute monarch in that he was focused to the law. The other, but related, reason why England did not suffer a revolution in 1789 and France did was that there was no breakdown in Régime authority in England, but there was in France. By contrast to George III, Louis XVI did not enjoy the confidence

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