French Revolution Courses and Certifications

The French Revolution

23 ratings

Trace the French Revolution from Old Regime society through 1789, the Republic's crisis, the Terror and Thermidor to Napoleon, weighing revolutionary violence and the Revolution's global significance.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

French Revolution Study Guide

Review the French Revolution’s overview, major events, and notable people through video lessons, interactive quizzes, and a practice test.

• Study.com
• 2 hours 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Maximilien Robespierre and the French Revolution - European Civilization 1648-1945

Examines Robespierre’s struggle against domestic counter-revolutionaries and his attempt to preserve the French Revolution during the Terror.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Living the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon

217 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Examine a crucial turning point for humanity-the French Revolution and its aftermath-in which common people threw off the shackles of oppression and seized freedom.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 1 day 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Napoleon Bonaparte: From Corsican Origins to French Emperor

1 rating

Explore Napoleon’s Corsican origins, transformation into a French national figure, debated origins of total war, and lasting reforms of the French state.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Enlightenment and the Public Sphere - European Civilization 1648-1945

Explores how France’s Enlightenment public sphere and popular press eroded monarchical authority before the Revolution.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

HIST362: Modern Revolutions

Trace modern revolutions from the American and French upheavals to Haiti, Latin America, and Russia's 1905 and 1917 revolts, plus imperialism and the collapse of empires.

• Saylor University
• 86 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

French Revolution

This free course provides basic historical background to the French Revolution. It will show that the Revolution accelerated intellectual, cultural and psychological change, and opened up new ...

• OpenLearn
• 16 hours
• No Longer Offered
• Free Certificate

Revolutions

An accessible overview of the Russian, French, and American Revolutions through two-part historical videos.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata;  CEC

Aspects of European History (1780- 1939)

Survey of Europe’s political and social transformation from the French Revolution through the origins of World War II, emphasizing revolution, nationalism, industrialization, imperialism, and fascism.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

History of Modern Europe - I (c. 1780-1939)

A chronological overview of how revolutions, industrialization, nationalism, and new ideas transformed Europe from the late 18th century to 1939.

• Swayam
• 15 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course