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Was the Vendee uprising during the French Revolution about loyalty to the monarchy, or really about Brenton nationalism?

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Was the Vendee uprising during the French Revolution about loyalty to the French monarchy, or really about Brenton nationalism?

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The way I heard it, the rebellion pitted royalists backed by the Catholic church and Great Britain against the revolutionary government and those loyal to it.

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zenvelo's avatar

It was a religious struggle, not a matter of monarchy nor a matter of nationalism.

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