&gt; France never reverted to the kind of excesses that the set of Royalty at the time of the French revolution practiced.<p>&gt; And yes, you&#x27;re right the effect wasn&#x27;t a direct one but it definitely became part of the DNA of France. For instance the role of the church before and after the revolution are tremendously different and aristocracy never managed to get the same strong grip on France as it did before.<p>If you mean it was the end of the absolute monarchy, then yes, absolutely. Charles X (second French king of the XIXth century) hadn&#x27;t got the memo, and his attempt to go back to the good old days cost him his life. However, Napoleon&#x27;s empire wasn&#x27;t particularly different from pre-revolutionary France in terms of political liberties.