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France in the time of monarchy
Louis auguste, was 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. -
Enlightment
The Enlightenment presented a challenge to traditional religious views. Enlightenment thinkers were the liberals of their day. -
Napolean early career
Napoleon attended school in mainland France, where he learned the French language, and went on to graduate from a French military academy in 1785. -
France in the time of monarchy
In 1789, food shortages and economic crises led to the outbreak of the French Revolution. King Louis and his queen, Mary-Antoinette, were imprisoned and in September the monarchy was abolished -
bastille is stormed
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France. The medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
Constitution
A constitution is a statement of the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or group, such as the U.S. Constitution. -
Declaration of the rights of man
The rights of Man and of the Citizen, set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789, is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. The Declaration was drafted by the Abbé Sieyès and the Marquis de Lafayette, in consultation with Thomas Jefferson. -
Angry mob
The prison contained only seven inmates at the time of its storming but was seen by the revolutionaries as a symbol of the monarchy's abuse of power; its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution. -
Revolution inspiring france
It was the first great uprising of the people against the autocracy of the ruler. It generated ideas of liberty, equality and fraternity which crossed the boundaries of France and influenced whole of Europe. -
Committee of public safety
formed the provisional government in France during the Reign of Terror, a phase of the French Revolution. -
Napolean early career
Age of 24? He gained merit for this advancement in one extraordinarily successful military operation, the first major success in his military career. It was the liberation of the French city of Toulon. -
napolean time as emperor
After his defeat in the battle of Leipzig he was exiled to Elba from where he returned in 1815 to rule for 100 days. He was defeated once again in the battle of waterloo in 1815. Now he was exiled to St. Helena where he died in 1821. -
napolean time as emperor
Napoleon served as first consul of France from 1799 to 1804. In that time, Napoleon reformed the French educational system, developed a civil code the Napoleonic Code. A series of wars that carried over into his reign as -
napolean late life
leading to some speculation after his death that he had been plagued by stomach pain for years. -
napolean late life
He died at age 51 most likely from stomach cancer. During his time in power, Napoleon often posed for paintings with his hand in his vest. -
Barricades
Barricade, from the French barrique (barrel), is any object or structure that creates a barrier or obstacle to control, block passage or force the flow of traffic in the desired direction. ... They originated in France approximately 50 years ago and are now produced around the world. -
The Terror
Its purpose was to purge France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders.
