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Ancien Regime
The Ancien Regime was a social and political system in France before the revolution. This created inequalities among the people. -
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French Revolution
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The Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate and some clergy who had joined them went to their meeting hall. But the door was locked. Soon, they went to a nearby indoor tennis court. There, they swore the Tennis Court Oath, vowing to stay put until they had created a constitution that placed power in the hands of the people. This was the first time that French citizens formally stood in opposition to Louis XVI. It also inspired a wide variety of revolutionary activity in the next few months -
The Storming of Bastille
The Storming of Bastille was a medevil fortress where the battle was held. It took place between the king’s men and the rebels. -
The Decloration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Decloration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789 and it is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. It states that all MEN are equal, with freedom of speech, freedom for the press to have uncensered information, and the freedom to worship. -
Womens March on Versailles
7,000 women marched from Paris to Versailles in demand of bread and equallity. As a result of this, the king moves back to Paris and some power is being taken away from the clergy. -
Louis XVI and his family attempt to flee paris
In the French Revolution when King Louis XVI of France and his family were unsuccessful in their attempt to escape, disguised as the servants of a Russian baroness. Their destination was the fortress town of Montmédy in northeastern France. They were only able to make it as far as Varennes. -
Louis XVI Accepts the Constitution
Louis XVI accepting the Constitution shows the beginning of the constitutional monarchy. The National Assembly abolished many “institutions which were injurious to liberty and equality of rights” in the Constitution. -
Formation of Legislative Assembly
Followed by the Constituent Assembly, it provided the focus of debate and law-making between the Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention. It consisted of 745 members. -
Storming of Tuileries
A little more than three years after the attack on the Bastille, the people of Paris laid another attack. This time the target was the Tuileries Palace, the official residence of Louis XVI and the home of the Legislative Assembly. -
First session of National Convention
The National Convention had assistance to "all peoples wishing to recover their liberty." It also ordered that French generals, in the occupied areas, should forget the old government, confiscate government and church property, hunting rights, and set up provisional administrations. Members included Robespierre of the Jacobin Club, Marat, Danton of the Cordeliers. -
Robespierre is Guillotined and End of the Reign of Terror
Robespierre is arrested and guillotined without trial, along with other members of the Committee of Public Safety this is also the end of the Reign of Terror. -
Napoleon Bonaparte overthrows the Directory
Napoleon overthrows the Directory by coup d'état. Directory and the French Revolution came to an end with the coup d'état with Napoléon overthrowing the Directory and replaced it with the Consulate. -
Leadership of Napoleon established under the Consulate
The Consulate was the government of France between the fall of the Directory until the start of the Napoleonic Empire. During this period, Napoléon, as First Consul had established himself as the head of a conservative, authoritarian, autocratic, and centralized republican government in France while not declaring himself head of state. It was a new system of government for the Republic. Napoleon was able to transform the aristocratic constitution into a sucessful dictatorship. -
Napoleon escapes an assassination attempt
Threats against the life of Napoleon Bonaparte were not rare as his manner of ruling France did outrage many on all sides of politics. Royalists were the main plotters, although Napoleon preferred for political reasons to blame the rival Jacobins. Royalist plotters had positioned a horse and wagon bearing a barrel filled with gunpowder and shrapnel on the Rue Saint-Nicaise and lit the fuse as Bonaparte's carriage neared. Speed of the vehicle led to the bomb exploding seconds after he passed. -
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Napoleon as Emperor
Napoléon Bonaparte was a French statesman and military leader who ruled during the French Revolution and had successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again briefly in 1815 during the Hundred Days. -
Napoleon crowns himself Emperor
Napoleon crowns himself Emperor. Napoleon put on the crown himself and shows that he is higher in rank and authority than the Pope. Claims that he seized the crown out of the hands of Pope during the ceremony. Beethoven a long-time admirer, was disappointed at this turn towards imperialism. -
Joseph Bonaparte becomes king of Naples
Napoleon names his older brother Joseph Bonaparte king of Naples, and appoints other family members to higher social classes. He was the king of Naples, Sicily, Spain and the Indies. He creates a law that only his family may rule France. Joseph was a member of the Council of Ancients where he used his power to help his brother overthrow the Directory. -
Napoleon's Russian Campaign
Napoleon expanded his army to more than 450,000 men. The Russians retreated deeper into Russia. Due to the Russian army's barbaric ways the French found it hard to find food for themselves and their horses. The French suffered greatly and in the end fewer than 40 000 men were left. -
The Congress of Vienna
Although representatives from all the states which had been in the wars were invited, the negotiations were between Britain, Russia, France, and Austria. The congress met to reconstruct the map of Europe and develop a balance of power that would prevent another massive take over by one country. The goal was to redraw the map and undo changes made by Napoleon in Europe. Napoleon is replaced with Louis XVIII.
