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Parisians storm the Tuileries
On August 10, 1792, a crowd of parisians storm the Tuileries and slaughtered the King's guards. When the Parisians get into the Tuileries, the royal family flees to the Legislative Assembly -
Citizens attack prison
Citizens attack prisons the hold Nobles and Priests who are accused of political offenses -
Radicals form National Convection
On 1792, Radicals form the National Assembly. The National Assembly was mostly controlled by Jacobins -
King Dies
The King is put on trial and is sentenced to the Guillotine immediately. -
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Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre becomes one of the chief architects of the Reign of Terror -
The Committee of Public Safety is formed
On August 23, 1793, the convection forms the Committee of Public Safety is formed. The committee consists of a 12 member committee -
Queen Dies
In October, the queen is also put on trial and sentenced to death -
The Guillotine
Maximilien Robespierre makes the guillotine a symbol of horror -
Convention turns on Robespierre
July 27, 1794, n fear of beong killed, the Convention turns on Robespierre and arrests him -
Robespierre is executed
After his trial, Maximilien Robespierre is executed on the Guillotine
