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Jean-Paul Marot
Jean-Paul Marot was a political theorist. He was a journalist and a politician during the French revolution. He published his views in amphlets, placards and newspapers. -
Olympe de Gouges
Olympe de Gouges was a French playwright and political activist whose writings on women's rights and abolitionism reached a large audience in various countries. -
Louis XVI
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of its monarchy. He was killed in 1793 by the guillotine. -
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born is Austria, and was the wife of Louis XVI. -
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de La Fayette, known in the United States as Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, commanding American troops in several battles, including the Siege of Yorktown. -
Charlotte Corday
Charlotte Corday murdered Jean-Paul Marot. -
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French statesman and military leader who led many successful campaigns during the French Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars, and was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again briefly in 1815 during the Hundred Days. He was also only 5'6 -
National Assembly
The National Assembly existed from June 13, 1789 to July 9, 1789. It was a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate of the Estates-General. This Assembly called themselves the "National Assembly" since they represented at least 96% of the nation. -
Tennis Court Oath
members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath, vowing "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established". It was a pivotal event in the French Revolution. -
Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. The medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
Great Fear
The great fear was an exact event, but a general panic of the french people. It took place from July 20 , 1789 to August 6, 1789. And many think ti was the. start of the french revolution. -
Women's March on Versailles
The Women's March on Versailles, also known as the October March, the October Days or simply the March on Versailles, was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. -
Reign of Terror
A period time in the french Revolution going from September 5 1793 all the way to July 28th 1794. It was following the creation of the french republic and was a series of massacres and public executions. -
French invasion of Russia
The French invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 and in France as the Russian campaign, began on 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian Army.
