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Palace of Versailles
Where the Royal family stayed from 1682 to 1789. -
Capital of France in Versailles
When King Louis decided to move the capital to versailles. -
Louis XVI Marrige
When Louis the XVI had the arranged marrige with Marrie Antoinete to join the two royal familys. -
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French Revelution
The French Revolution began in May 1789 when the Ancien Régime was abolished in favour of a constitutional monarchy. Its replacement in September 1792 by the First French Republic led to the execution of Louis XVI in January 1793 and an extended period of political turmoil. -
Tennis Court Oath
When the members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath, voting "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established" -
Bastille is Stormed
When the french prison and army known as the basteille was stormed to arm civillians. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
A human civil rights document from the French Revolution -
Women’s March on Versailles
When women of the french revolution stormed the palace of versailles and tried to kill marie antoinete. -
King Louis Execution
When King louis XVI was executed my guiltine. -
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror, commonly The Terror, was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First French Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place. -
Napoleon's Coup
overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate making way for napolean -
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Napoleon as Emperor
Napoléon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. -
Creation of Napoleonic Code
The civil code gave post-revolutionary France its first coherent set of laws concerning property, colonial affairs, the family and individual rights -
Napoleon Crowns Himself
By crowning himself, Napoleon symbolically showed that he would not be controlled by Rome or submit to any power other than himself. This was very important, both as a show of strength to reassure his allies and to quell any potential uprisings or anarchy by proclaiming himself the highest authority in France -
Defeated by Russia
he invasion of Russia effectively halted Napoleon's march across Europe, and resulted in his first exile, to the Mediterranean island of Elba. -
Napoleon's 2nd Exile
He abdicated for a second time and was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, in the southern Atlantic Ocean, where he lived out the rest of his days. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo, in which Napoleon's forces were defeated by the British and Prussians, marked the end of his reign and of France's domination in Europe.
