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Meeting of the Estates General
King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General. The meeting was called because the French government was having financial problems. -
Storming of the Bastille
A prison known as the Bastille, was attacked by a mob of angry and aggressive French citizens. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the turning points that sparked the French Revolution. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, was set by France's National Constituent Assembly. A document of the French Revolution and in the history of human civil rights. -
Women’s March on Versailles
A Crowd of women marched to where the King and Queen were living demanding bread, and grain for their families. They gathered other discontented Parisians, including some men, and marched toward Versailles, forcing the Royalty to leave, due to their unfair luxury while the common people and citizens suffered. -
France Declares War on Austria
Revolutionaries wanted war because they thought war would unify the country, they wanted to spread the idea of Revolution to all of Europe. -
The Execution of King Louis
After being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers King Louis XVI was sentenced to death by the French National Convention, and was executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. -
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Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror begins in 1793 when King Louis and his wife are beheaded, Many others are also executed during this time, led by Maximilien Robespierre. The purpose of this was to rid France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country. -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
On 21 September 1792, the monarchy was abolished. After a two-day trial begun on 14 October 1793, Marie Antoinette was convicted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of high treason and executed by guillotine on the Place de la Révolution. And she never said ¨Let them eat cake¨ -
Execution of Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre who was the main leader of the Reign of Terror, was overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. Robespierre was very supportive of more than 17,000 enemies of the Revolution, to be killed by guillotine. -
Napoleon’s Coup d'etat
The coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France. Coup d'état overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate, making way for Napoleon Bonaparte. The event is often viewed by historians as the end of the French Revolution.
