How Every Democracy Died

History of democracy, explained from its birth in Athens to the American and French Revolutions. What does democracy really mean? How many democracies have there been in history? How do democracies die? Let's explore!★Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/williamcfox ★Substack: williamcfox.substack.com Social Media ▼Twitter➜ @williamcfoxInstagram➜ @williamcfoxTikTok ➜ @williamcfoxBooks:Democracy Charles TillyDemocracy A History John DunnDemocracy A Life Paul CartledgeDemocracy A Short, Analytical History Roland N. StrombergThe Decline And Rise Of Democracy David StasavageThe Edinburgh Companion to the History of DemocracyThe Life and Death of Democracy John KeaneThe Shortest History of Democracy John KeaneDemocracy in Classical Athens Christopher CareyThe French Revolution and Human Rights Lynn HuntHow Democracies Die Ziblatt, LevitskyTwilight of Democracy Anne ApplebaumAdditional Sources:“1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Cabot, George - Wikisource, the Free Online Library.” Accessed November 11, 2025. “A Peasant Democrat in the 1848 Revolution?” Accessed October 31, 2025. Anderson, Greg. “Before Turannoi Were Tyrants: Rethinking a Chapter of Early Greek History.” Classical Antiq…