Bread: The Song of Angry Men

This week, we start part 1 of our two part series on the French Revolution by talking about the precursor: the Flour War. We discuss the importance of grain prices, the origins of capitalism, and the complete mess that was known as the Ancien RĂ©gime. Finally, we discuss how taxes work in Massachusetts.

A special thanks to the Revolutions Podcast and Cynthia Bouton for providing the bulk of today’s source materials.