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The Bread March of Women
The Bread March of Women, was an action of rebellion for food for their children, in which a hungry multitude of largely working-class women decided to march on the Versailles, taking with them weapons. 5th October 1789 – the Women's March on Versailles. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.onthisdeity.com/5th-october-1789-–-the-womens-march-on-versailles/ -
Meeting of the Estates-General in Versailles
Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General in Versailles to address the economic crisis. -
Storming of Bastille
Parisians attacked and took control of Bastille. French Revolution. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.ducksters.com/history/french_revolution/storming_of_the_bastille.php -
Abolishment of Feudalism
All personal tax privileges were given up. -
Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen
This abolished traditional privileges that had the monarchy, the clergy, and the aristocracy; it established France as an secular republic and defined the individual and collective rights of all citizens. Britannica, T. E. (2017, December 15). Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Declaration-of-the-Rights-of-Man-and-of-the-Citizen -
The Third Estate declares the National Assembly
Revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate. French Revolution. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.ducksters.com/history/french_revolution/national_assembly.php -
Tennis Court Oath
Third Estate was left out and as a result, takes the Tennis Court Oath demanding certain rights from the king. Britannica, T. E. (2018, June 13). Tennis Court Oath. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/event/Tennis-Court-Oath -
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a document in which the Constituent Assembly confiscated church properties and also prohibited the taking of religious vows, what it also stated was that the clergy was paid with salaries from the state and the average income of bishops was reduced. Britannica, T. E. (2018, July 05). Civil Constitution of the Clergy. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/event/Civil-Constitution-of-the-Clergy -
The attempt of escaping made by the royal family of Louis XVI
In June of 1791, King Louis XVI, fearing for the lives of himself and his family, attempted to escape into Austria. Their attempt failed. -
Louis accept the constitution
Louis accepts the Civil Constitution of Clergy. -
Trial and execution of Louis XVI
The former king was presented with 33 charges, each describing an act of betrayal, sabotage or failure of leadership. After weeks of testimony, legal argument and deliberation, all 693 of the National Convention’s deputies voted in favour of the king’s guilt. The trial and execution of Louis XVI. (2018, June 01). Retrieved from https://alphahistory.com/frenchrevolution/trial-execution-of-louis-xvi/ -
First National Assembly
Revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate. -
The beginning of The Reign of Terror
Period during the French Revolution after the First French Republic was established.
Leader: Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre. -
The guillotine of Robespierre
A guillotine is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame in which a weighted and angled blade is raised to the top and suspended. Robespierre overthrown in France. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robespierre-overthrown-in-france -
End of Reign of Terror
The Committee of Public Safety, by killing Robespierre, ended the Reign of Terror. -
Constitution of 1795 is ratified
The Constitution of 1795 established a liberal republic with a franchise based on the payment of taxes, similar to that of the Constitution of 1791; a bicameral legislature to slow down the legislative process; and a five-man Directory. Britannica, T. E. (2014, July 16). Constitution of 1795 (Year III). Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Constitution-of-1795 -
Coup plot by Gracchus Babeuf and associates is exposed.
Then, in May 1796, a group of Jacobins, led by prominent publisher Gracchus Babeuf, met secretly to plan a coup in the hopes of reinstating the government of the Constitution of 1793. Already troubled by the 1795 election results, the Directory squashed the coup plot, had the conspirators arrested, and had Babeuf guillotined. -
Napoleon returns to France.
On June 22 Napoleon abdicated a second time; on July 15 he boarded a British warship at Rochefort, essentially a prisoner; and exactly three months later he was landed at St. Helena, a British island in the South Atlantic Ocean. Meanwhile, on July 8, Louis XVIII had returned to Paris in the second Bourbon Restoration. The Enlightenment And The French Revolution by Chandru Kandiah - Infogram. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://infogram.com/the-enlightenment-and-the-french-revolution-1gdk8pd69e6vmq0
