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Thomas Hobbes wrote Leviathan
In this book Hobbes argues that absolute monarchy is the only right form of government. He also thinks that "the war against all" could only be avoided by strong, undivided government. -
King Louis moved the capital of France
King Louis began expanding France into his personal palace. He moved in, and changed the capital of Paris to Versailles to escape the turmoil Paris was subjected to. -
John Locke & the Social Contract
John Locke's version of the social contract was a compact or agreement between the ruled and there rulers. It exercised natural reason, formed by society and a government, by means of a contract among themselves -
King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
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Napoleon's ealy career
He then became a second lieutenant in an artillery regiment of the French army. During the early years of the revolution, Napoleon was largely on leave from the military and home in Corsica, where he became affiliated with the Jacobins, a pro-democracy political group. -
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Absolutism and the French Revolution
Absolutism within France was a political system associated with kings such as Louis XIII and, more particularly, Louis XIV. Absolute rule meant that the power of the monarch was, in theory, unlimited except by divine law or by what was called 'natural law. -
Tennis Court Oath
The members of the Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath, vowing "not to separate not to separate and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established". This was the first step in The Third Estate of France forming an organized protest of the French Revolution. -
"Bastille is Stormed"
The storming of Bastille started off in Paris, France on the afternoon of July 14. This was a violent attack on the government by the people of France, signaled the start of the French Revolution. -
The Declaration of Rights of Man
This was set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789. The main purpose of it was to make sure all men were equal and were born to remain free. -
Women's March on Versailes
This was also known as the October march, but it was an important event that started the French Revolution. It gave the revolutionaries confidence in the power of the people over the king. -
Napoleon's early career
In 1793, following a clash with the nationalist Corsican governor, Pasquale Paoli the Bonaparte family fled their native island for mainland France, where Napoleon returned to military duty.InIn France, Napoleon became associated with Augustin Robespierre, the brother of revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre -
King Louis XVI is executed
The National Convention had convicted the king in a vote and commended him to death by simple majority. He was convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the guillotine. -
The Reign of Terror
The reign of terror was simply a time period of terror, of about 11 months during the French Revolution. During this time, French people who didn't support the revolution where killed with the guillotine. -
Napoleon's time as emporer
In 1796, Napoleon commanded a French army that defeated the larger armies of Austria, one of his country’s primary rivals, in a series of battles in Italy. France and Austria signed the Treaty of Campo Formio, resulting in territorial gains for the French. -
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Napoleon as Emporor
Napoleon I, was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d'état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804 -
Defeat in Russia Capaign
This event led to Napolean's downfall. When Napoleon's army began to retreat, the Russians saw they were weak and unprepared. -
Napolean exile
Napoleon was sent far away to the shores of West Africa on a remote British controlled island called Saint Helena. He was kept under constant watch by the British guards and was actually treated rather well. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in Belgium, part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time.Napoleon's forces were defeated by the British and Prussians, marked the end of his reign and of France's domination in Europe.
