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French Revolution

By Blattenberger

  • Meeting of the Estates General

    Meeting of the Estates General
    The estates general was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners.

  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille
    A state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed.

  • The Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen
    The Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen is a document of the French Revolution and in the history of human civil rights.

  • Women’s March on Versailles

    Women’s March on Versailles
    An angry mob of nearly 7,000 working women armed with pitchforks, pikes and muskets. All marched in the rain from Paris to Versailles in what was to be a pivotal event in the intensifying French Revolution.

  • France Declares War on Austria

    France Declares War on Austria
    Revolutionaries wanted war because they thought war would unify the country, and they wanted to spread the ideas of the Revolution.

  • The Execution of King Louis

    The Execution of King Louis
    The execution of Louis XVI, by the guillotine, took place on 21 January 1793 at the Place de la Révolution( aka Revolution square)
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    Reign of Terror

    Maximilien Robespierre, one of the most prominent leaders in the French Revolution and in the Reign of Terror, is executed along with more than a dozen of his allies. ... It gave Robespierre the chance to purge his political rivals in the political faction.

  • Execution of Marie Antoinette

    Execution of Marie Antoinette
    Marie Antoinette was convicted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of high treason and executed by guillotine on the Place de la Révolution.

  • Execution of Robespierre

    Execution of Robespierre
    He was an ardent opponent of the death penalty, but played an important role in arranging the execution of King Louis XVI, which led to the establishment of a French Republic.

  • Napoleon’s Coup d'etat

    Napoleon’s Coup d'etat
    The coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power of France, and in the view of most historians, ended the French Revolution. This bloodless coup d'état overthrew the Directory.