The following text describes a major historical event.

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of faraway social and political upheaval in France and its colonies that was spread forward by the liberal and radical ideas; its overthrow of the monarchy influenced the decline of absolute monarchies in other parts of Europe. Inspired by liberal and radical ideas, the Revolution profoundly altered the course of modern history, triggering the global decline of absolute monarchies while replacing them with republics and liberal democracies.