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French Revolution.

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  • The Assembly of the Notables.

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    French Revolution.

  • Calonne publishes a pamphlet.

  • The Assembly of the Notables disolves.

  • Brienne sends edicts for tax reform legislation to the parlements for registration.

  • Louis orders the parlements to pass the reforms. Lit de justice.

  • Publication of Sieyes ‘What is the Third Estate’.

  • The Assembly of the Notables is in session.

  • The Assembly of the Notables disolves.

  • The Estates General is officially summoned.

  • Drawing up of the Book of Grievances and election of Deputies. Begins.

  • The Reveillon Riots.

  • The Estates General opens at Versailles.

  • The Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.

  • The Tennis Court Oath.

  • Storming of the Bastille.

  • The crowds murder Foulon and Berthier.

  • The Peasants revolt and the Great Fear spreads.

  • Night of ‘Patriotic Delirium’.

  • The August Decrees.

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.

  • Women’s March to Versailles- King, royal family and National Assembly move to Paris.

  • Reforms to the governing system (83 departments).

  • Creation of the Pairs sections.

  • Abolition of the Nobility.

  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy is decreed.

  • July 14: Feast of the Federation.

  • The Oath of the Clergy passed; all clergy must swear an oath to the constitution.

  • The King and Royal family are prevented from leaving Paris.

  • Flight to Varennes, King and Queen attempt to flee.

  • Massacre at the Champs de Mars.

  • The King accepts the new constitution and King swears the oath of allegiance to the new constitution.

  • The National Assembly is dissolved.

  • The Legislative Assembly convenes.

  • Decree against the emigres.

  • Committees of Surveillance created.

  • War declared against Austria. Prussia allies itself with Austria.

  • Assembly passes new law against refractory priests.

  • The Sans-Culottes invade Tuileries and humiliate the King.

  • Tuileries is stormed and the monarchy overthrown. The Legislative Assembly votes for the creation of a National Convention to create a new constitution.

  • The Extraordinary tribunal established to try counter revolutionaries.

  • September Massacres.

  • National Convention convenes for the first time.

  • France proclaimed a republic.

  • Committee of General Security created.

  • Louis XVI's trial begins.

  • Louis XVI is found guilty by a unanimous vote and Louis XVI is condemned to death.

  • Louis XVI is executed.

  • Food Riots in Pairs.

  • Civil War breaks out.

  • The Revolutionary Tribunal created.

  • Creation of revolutionary committees.

  • Committee of Public Safety created

  • Law of Maximum passed

  • The Federalist Revolt begins

  • The Federalist Revolt ends.

  • The Economic Terror.

  • Law of Suspects introduced

  • Declaration of a 'Revolutionary' government.

  • Civil War ends.

  • Arrest and execution of the Hebertists.

  • Trial and execution of Danton and Desmoulins.

  • Festival of the Supreme Being.

  • The fall of Robespierre.

  • Trial of Jacobins.

  • Constitution of 1795.

  • The Convention dissolves.

  • The Directory is established.