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The publication of the Leviathan by Hobbes
Leviathan is a book written by Thomas Hobbes and published in 1651. Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan -
The American Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt which occurred between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War with the assistance of France. -
Napoleons Life
Napoleon was born August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, France. He was Emperor of the French as Napoleon I from 1804 until 1814 and again briefly in 1815 during the Hundred Days. -
Louis XVI is crowned
On May 10, 1774, Louis Auguste became Louis XVI upon the death of his grandfather, Louis XV -
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette have their first child
They had four children and their first child was a girl. She was born on -
Napoleons Education
As a boy, Napoleon attended school in mainland France, where he learned the French language, and went on to graduate from a French military academy in 1785. -
Formation of the National Assembly
The National Assembly, which existed from 4 June 1789 to 9 July 1789, was a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate of the Estates-General; thereafter it was known as the National Constituent Assembly. -
Tennis Court Oath
The members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath vowing "not to separate and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established." -
Storming of the Bastille
This violent attack on the government by the people of France signaled the start of the French Revolution. -
Women’s March on Versailles
The Women's March on Versailles, also known as the October March, the October Days or simply the March on Versailles, was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. -
The murder of Marat
The Death of Marat is a 1793 painting by David of the murdered French revolutionary leader Marat. It is one of the most famous images of the French Revolution. -
Execution of Robespierre
After a year of harsh rule by Robespierre, many of the revolutionary leaders had had enough of the Terror. They turned on Robespierre and had him arrested. He was executed, along with many of his supporters, by guillotine on July 28, 1794 -
Napoleon became the first Emperor of French
In 1798, he led a military expedition to Egypt that served as a springboard to political power. He orchestrated a coup in November 1799 and became First Consul of the Republic. Napoleon's ambition and public approval inspired him to go further, and he became the first Emperor of the French in 1804. -
Napoleon Emperor instead of King
On December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned “Emperor of the French”. France had just undergone a revolution to overthrow the monarchy. ... Napoleon had absolute power not because he was emperor, but because he still held the position of First Consul of the First French Republic. -
Napoleon joins the military
Napoleon joined the military academy at Brienne-le-Chateau when he was less than 10 years old. Napoleon led French troops into Belgium and defeated the Prussians. -
Napoleons death
Napoleon died from stomach ulcer. He died in Longwood House, Longwood, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
