Liberty

The Fall of Absolute Monarchy in France

  • The Meeting of The Estates-General opened at Versailles

    The Meeting of The Estates-General opened at Versailles
  • The Third Estate Calls itself a National Assembly

    The Third Estate  Calls itself a National Assembly
  • Third Estate Locked out of the Estates-General Meeting

    Third Estate Locked out of the Estates-General Meeting
  • French Revolution Begins Officially With The Storming of The Bastille

    French Revolution Begins Officially With The Storming of The Bastille
  • Storming of The Bastille

    Storming of The Bastille
  • National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

    National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
  • The King leaves Versailles and heads to Paris

    The King leaves Versailles and heads to Paris
  • Legislative Assembly Holds First Session

    Legislative Assembly  Holds First Session
  • Louis XVI beheaded on the Guillotine

    Louis XVI beheaded on the Guillotine
  • Robespierre Guillotined

    Robespierre Guillotined