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Old Regime
The Old Regime was the monarchic, aristocratic, social and political system established in the Kingdom of France from about the 15th century until the later part of the 18th century. -
Estates General Met
The Estates-General was the first meeting since 1614. A general assembly representing the French estates: the clergy, the nobles, and the common people. -
National Assembly done away with fuedalism
Members of the First Estate were at first reluctant, but eventually the Bishops Nancy and Chartres sacrificed their faith.Without debate, the Assembly adopted equality of taxation and redemption of all manorial rights. -
Louis XVI tried to escape from Paris
King Louis XVI of France, his wife Marie Antoinette, and their family unsuccessfully attempted to escape from Paris in order to initiate a counter-revolution. -
The Legislative Assembly Voted
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts, lasting from 1792 until 1802, resulting from the French Revolution. They were fought between the French Republic and several European monarchies, After a decade of warfare and harsh diplomacy, France had succeeded in conquering a wide area of territories,
