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The Meeting of the Estates general
In 1789, King Louis XVI summoned the estates general to solve the final monarchy crisis, however, things took a turn when the third estate was easily overruled. The third estate solves this problem when they created their own national assembly and created the Tennis Court Oath -
The Fall of the Bastille
In 1789, a group of angry people began to march on the Bastille (A fortress in eastern France that contained political prisoners). It was considered as a hate symbol of King Louie XVI. Marquis de Launay, a French commander, had no choice but to surrender to the crowd -
The March on Versailles
5 months after the meeting of the estates general, a group of protesters (Mostly women), began to march all the way from Paris to the Palace of Versailles. Once they made it to their destination, they broke into the quarters of Marie Antoinette and demanded bread and wanted to bring the king and his family back to Paris. He agreed to this believing it was only a temporary inconvinence -
The Flight to Varennes
After much debate, the National Authority decided it was best to limit the king's power. They would veto his power, but they could also overrule his veto. Both Louis and Marie were disgusted by this and attempted to leave Paris. However, they were caught in the town of Varennes and were forced to return to the palace. -
The Dissolution of The National Assembly
Finally, the National Assembly's constitution came in to effect in 1791. France was proclaimed a constitutional monarchy and the national assembly was being replaced with a new political party called the Legislative Assembly. None of the members of the National assembly were elected to the Legislative Assembly as it was said earlier that no member of the National Assembly could not hold a seat in new parliment -
The Attack on Tuileries Palace
The French Government was in a bad spot. The Austrian and Prussian armies were getting closer to French Territory by the minute. And on August 10, a group of almost 20,000 people attacked the Tuileries Palace. King Louis and his wife tried to escape by seeking protection from the Legislative Assembly. Instead, they were placed under arrest. -
The Trial of King Louis XVI
Today was a big day. It was the trial of Louis. On December 3, Louis sat in a chair and was read to him and astounding 33 charges. The trail kept going for at least a month until finally on January 14, 1792, the verdict was spit out. King Louis XVI was found guilty and charged with treason. The next day, the king's punishment was up to Paris to decide, out of 721 votes, 361 voters agreed that Louis would be put to death... -
The Execution of King Louis XVI
45 Days after his trial, Louis was dragged through the streets until he reached his destination, the dreaded guillotine. It was there at Revolution Square that he was then decapitated by the descending blade and his head was shown to the public
