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<blockquote data-quote="Sammael99" data-source="post: 79922" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>As has been pointed out, there's a difference between a Civil War and a Revolution. The situation you describe seems closer to a civil war than a revolution in that the League of Freedom you mention seem to want to replace the king rather than put in question the institution of Monarchy.</p><p></p><p>A very good (and easy to read) book if you're the reader type is "Vingt Ans Après" (ie. Twenty Years Later, presumably) by Alexandre Dumas. It's the follow-up to the Three Musketeers and is set during La Fronde, an uprising that happened in late 17th cantury France for the very reasons you describe : a manipulative prime minister who effectively controls the king (an infant, in this case) and imposes insane taxes on the people.</p><p></p><p>The book does not end in bloodshed (France waited another century nefore getting to that) but would give you very interesting ideas as to what generates an uprising, how it's organised, how the king and his advisers counter it, etc. </p><p></p><p>One of the main questions you must ask yourself IMO is : is it about ideals or is it about power. Historically, most examples are either fully in the second case or between the two, but rarely if ever wholly in the first option. This is fantasy though, so you might want the uprising/revolution to actually succeed at making things better, and the "good guys" to take power. If not, and the cynical side in me thinks that makes for a more interesting plotline, the whole issue is who wants to topple the king and why, what so they plan to do afterwards (like plunder the treasury and leave for your equivalent of the bahamas, or install a divine right dynasty, whatever...)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sammael99, post: 79922, member: 1157"] As has been pointed out, there's a difference between a Civil War and a Revolution. The situation you describe seems closer to a civil war than a revolution in that the League of Freedom you mention seem to want to replace the king rather than put in question the institution of Monarchy. A very good (and easy to read) book if you're the reader type is "Vingt Ans Après" (ie. Twenty Years Later, presumably) by Alexandre Dumas. It's the follow-up to the Three Musketeers and is set during La Fronde, an uprising that happened in late 17th cantury France for the very reasons you describe : a manipulative prime minister who effectively controls the king (an infant, in this case) and imposes insane taxes on the people. The book does not end in bloodshed (France waited another century nefore getting to that) but would give you very interesting ideas as to what generates an uprising, how it's organised, how the king and his advisers counter it, etc. One of the main questions you must ask yourself IMO is : is it about ideals or is it about power. Historically, most examples are either fully in the second case or between the two, but rarely if ever wholly in the first option. This is fantasy though, so you might want the uprising/revolution to actually succeed at making things better, and the "good guys" to take power. If not, and the cynical side in me thinks that makes for a more interesting plotline, the whole issue is who wants to topple the king and why, what so they plan to do afterwards (like plunder the treasury and leave for your equivalent of the bahamas, or install a divine right dynasty, whatever...) [/QUOTE]
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