The king could have definitely averted the revolution and in a multitude of ways. The following essay will elaborate on how exactly he could have done so.

Firstly, one of the main long term causes of the revolution was the losing of respect and confidence in the government due to the individual personality of the king. If, from the start, the king had behaved in a dignified manner and took his duties seriously, most probably, the revolution could have been averted.

Louis XVI was very timid and refused to give constant support to his ministers' (example: Turgot) reform plans. This led to a failure of making reforms over a long period of time and making the reforms only when an absolute crisis occurred. It was this sudden change that contributed to the revolution.

Not only that, the king could have discouraged the intriguing of certain ministers to bring others down, but instead adopted a 'divide and rule' policy, because he was weak. This undermining of fellow ministers is one of the factors led to Calonne failing in the Assembly of Notables, which led to the

He then threw the parlement in jail and drew up new laws to take away the ability of the parlement to obstruct justice. This again led the people to think that the king was being despotic and all over the country there was a breakdown of law and order and a rallying cry for the Estates-General to be called. The king gave in to this demand. If the king had not taken a drastic action such as putting the parlement in jail, thus confirming the people's fears of a despotic leader, or at least stuck to his original stance and tried to gain control of the situation instead of giving in to the demands, the revolution could have been averted.

At the end of the royal Session, the deputies refused to move. The king, as usual, in the face of opposition, allowed them to stay. After being confrontational, he was being irresolute again. At least if he had maintained his stand, the people might have respected his authority.

The king didn't help in this by banning the parlement by royal policy in 1771, when they refused to accept financial reform, even after a lit-de-justice. Since the parlement was seen as the only way the people could

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