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French Revolution began
The French Revolution began in 1789 with the meeting of the States General in May. On July 14 of that same year, the Bastille was stormed: in October, Louis XVI and the Royal Family were removed from Versailles to Paris. -
King tried to flee, but failed
The King attempted, unsuccessfully, to flee Paris for Varennes in June 1791 -
Debate between conersvations and radicals
Tom Paine's great response to Burke's work,The Rights of Man, appeared in 1791, and the debate between conservatives and radicals raged on for many years, and certainly influenced, directly or indirectly, the thought and the work of every major English author for the remainder of the century and beyond. -
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly sat from October 1791 until September 1792, when, in the face of the advance of the allied armies of Austria, Holland, Prussia, and Sardinia, it was replaced by the National Convention, which proclaimed the Republic. -
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly sat from October 1791 until September 1792, when, in the face of the advance of the allied armies of Austria, Holland, Prussia, and Sardinia, it was replaced by the National Convention, which proclaimed the Republic. -
King brought to trial
The King was brought to trial in December of 1792 -
French governemnt declared war on Britain
In January of 1793 the revolutionary government declared war on Britain, a war for world dominion which had been carried on, with short intermissions, since the beginning of the reign of William and Mary, and which would continue for another twenty-two years -
Britain King was executed
The King was brought to trial in December of 1792, and executed on January 21, 1793. -
Revolutionar Tribunal started
The Committee of Public Safety and the Revolutionary Tribunal were instituted immediately after the execution of the King. The Reign of Terror, during which the ruling faction ruthlessly exterminated all potential enemies, of whatever sex, age, or condition, began in September of 1793 and lasted until the fall of Robespierre on July 27, 1794 -
Revolitonary Tribunal ended
The Committee of Public Safety and the Revolutionary Tribunal were instituted immediately after the execution of the King. The Reign of Terror, during which the ruling faction ruthlessly exterminated all potential enemies, of whatever sex, age, or condition, began in September of 1793 and lasted until the fall of Robespierre on July 27, 1794 -
Convention replaced
The Convention was replaced in October of 1795 with the Directory -
Directory was replaced
The Convention was replaced in October of 1795 with the Directory, which was replaced in turn, in 1799, by the Consulate -
Napolean became emperor
Napoleon Buonaparte became Emperor in May of 1804.