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King returns to Paris
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King returns to Paris
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Women lead delegation to King in Versaille demanding bread. After scuffles, they are fobbed off by the King.
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Civil Constitution, subordinating the Church to the civil government, inaugurated by Louis XVI
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King formally accepts Constitution
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Black citizens of French colonies granted equal rights
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Royalist riots in the Vendée, Britanny; armies suffer setbacks at Langwy and Verdun
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Uprising of Paris Commune against the Convention
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(9th Thermidor) Convention calls for arrest of Robespierre. Robespierre attempts insurrection which flops, is arrested and executed. After about 150 of his supporters are done away with, the Terror is over
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Elections produce a Royalist majority. Elections in 1798 and 1799 produce a more radical result and are annulled by the Directorate.
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(18th Brumaire) Napoleon Bonaparte named “First Consul,” now the effective dictator