French Revolution

  • The publication of the leviathan by hobbes

    The publication of the leviathan by hobbes
    Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, commonly referred to as Leviathan, is a book written by Thomas Hobbes and published in 1651.
  • Napoleon's birth

    Napoleon's birth
    he was born on a Tuesday in Ajaccio, Corsica
  • Louis XVI was crowned

    Louis XVI was crowned
    the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was referred to as citizen Louis Capet during the four months before he was guillotined.
  • The Declaration of independence

    The Declaration of independence
    The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
  • Napoleon starts military school

    Napoleon starts military school
    As a boy, Napoleon attended school in mainland France, where he learned the French language, and went on to graduate from a French military academy in 1785.
  • Napoleon early life

    Napoleon early life
    Napoleon I, was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. Born on the island of Corsica, Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799). After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d’état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804.
  • Formation of the National Assembly

    Formation of the National Assembly
    During the French Revolution, the National Assembly, which existed from 4 June 1789 to 9 July 1789, was a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate
  • Tennis court oath

    Tennis court oath
    The tennis court oath was signed by the french third estate. The oath basically said that political authority came from the nations people and not from the monarch.
  • Women's march on Versilles

    Women's march on Versilles
    The women's march on versailles was on of the earliest and most important parts of the revolution it gave the revolutionaries confidence in the power of the people.
  • The Massacre of Lyon

    The Massacre of Lyon
    The city is known for its historical and architectural landmarks and is a unesco World Heritage Site. Lyon was historically known as an important area for the production and weaving of silk and in modern times has developed a reputation as the capital of gastronomy in France.
  • The Execution of Danton

    The Execution of Danton
    the two committees decided to arrest Danton and Desmoulins, Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles, Pierre Philippeaux, without chance to be heard in the Convention. ... Legendre attempted to defend Danton in the Convention but was silenced by Robespierre.
  • Napoleon becoming emperor

    Napoleon becoming emperor
    On May 18, 1804, Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. His coronation ceremony took place on December 2, 1804, in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris,
  • Napoleon no longer the emperor

    Napoleon no longer the emperor
    Well, after his defeat at Waterloo on 18 June 1815, Napoleon I abdicated (he renounced the throne) declaring that he handed it on to his young son who therefore became “Napoleon II”.
  • Napoleon's death

    Napoleon's death
    Napoleon died most likely from stomach cancer at the age of 51