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When King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
hoping to extract more control of the government from the nobility and to distance himself from the population of Paris. -
When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
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French Revolution
The French revolution was a period of political and social upheaval in France. -
Tennis Court Oath
Tennis Court Oath was a vow made by representatives of the Third Estate to not separate until a constitution was established for France -
Bastille is Stormed
represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. The prison contained only seven inmates at the time of its storming and was already scheduled for demolition but was seen by the revolutionaries as a symbol of the monarchy's abuse of power. -
Women’s March on Versailles
an angry mob of Parisian women stormed through Versailles demanding Louis XVI end the nationwide food shortage and that the royal family return to Paris with them. -
King Louis XVI is executed
King Louis XVI was executed after being found guilty of treason - a 'tyrant, traitor, murderer and Public Enemy. -
The Reign of Terror
The name "Reign of Terror" was period of time where many of people were executed for supposedly opposing the Revolution. -
Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory.
a bloodless coup d'état in France that overthrew the government of the French Directory and replaced it with the French Consulate. -
Creation of the Napoleonic Code
influenced civil law codes across the world, replaced the fragmented laws of pre-revolutionary France -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor.
He crowned himself to establish his authority, to symbolize his role as emperor, and to reconcile Catholics to his regime. -
Defeat in Russian Campaign
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Napoleon was exiled
Napoleon exiled to Elban island in the Tyrrhenian Sea -
Battle of Waterloo
A battle in which Napoleon French Army and a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher -
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Napoleon as Emperor