-
Call of the Estate General
a French congress that originated in the medieval period and consisted of three estates. The First Estate was the clergy, the Second Estate the nobility, and the Third Estate effectively the rest of French society. http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/frenchrev/section2/ http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/summoning-estates-general-1789 This meeting was important, because it had discussed the issues of France and their financial issues. -
Period: to
French Revolution
-
Storming the Bastille
There was a rumor going around that the king was planning a military coup to strike the National Assembly. The people decided to defend their city and marched into the Bastille prison for gunpowder, the governor refused them, and with that the people fought until the prison surrendered. This attack here was the start of the French Revolution, which is why it was so important. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-revolutionaries-storm-bastille -
Royal Family Attempt to Flee
King Louis XVI of France, his queen Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family unsuccessfully attempted to escape from Paris in order to initiate a counter-revolution. Links: https://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/louis-xvis-flight-paris
https://www.historycrunch.com/royal-family-flees-paris.html -
Champ De Mars Massacre
Champ de mars massacre was an event when the citizens of France rallied against the decision of the National Constituent Assembly that King Louis XVI was still the king, even though he was under a constitution. This ended in a massacre. Links:https://alphahistory.com/frenchrevolution/champ-de-mars-massacre/
http://www.sandrineberges.com/liberty-in-thy-name/the-champ-de-mars-massacre -
Attack on the Tuileries Palace
On August 10th 1792, a little more than three years after their attack on the Bastille, the people of Paris laid siege to another royalist symbol. This time the target was the Tuileries Palace, the official residence of Louis XVI and the home of the Legislative Assembly. Links:https://alphahistory.com/frenchrevolution/attack-on-the-tuileries/ -
Declaration of the Republic and the Trial of Louis
The first act of the latter was to declare France as a republic on September 21, 1792. Meanwhile, the French military had halted the foreign invasion and pushed back the Austrians and Prussians. Louis was charged with treason. The vote at the end of the trial was unanimous, Louis was guilty. The vote on the death penalty was much closer but it passed. Links:https://alphahistory.com/frenchrevolution/trial-execution-of-louis-xvi/ -
Execution of the King
This was the day that King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine. The revolutionaries made Marie Antoinette watch as the King lost his head. Importance: He was executed to show that no one was above the law no matter how high up you are. Links:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-louis-xvi-executed
https://www.history.co.uk/this-day-in-history/21-january/king-louis-xvi-executed -
Execution of the Queen
This was the day that Marie Antoinette was executed by the guillotine. She was the first execution after the Reign of Terror started. Links:http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-marie-antoinette
http://www.history.com/topics/marie-antoinette -
Execution of Robespierre
He was against the death penalty but he played the biggest role in the execution of King Louis XVI. Robespierre was a big figure in the French Revolution but he was like a dictator and a tyrant. Links:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robespierre-overthrown-in-france
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/442/ -
Reign of Terror
During the French Revolution when thousands were executed for disloyalty, peasants and persons who opposed the sans culottes were killed.
Importance:n. It began with the overthrow of the Girondins and the ascendancy of the Jacobins under Robespierre
Links:https://www.britannica.com/event/Reign-of-Terror
http://www.historywiz.com/terror.htm
