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The palace of Versailles was built 12 miles from Paris, France for King Loius -
King Louis moved the capital of France to Versailles, escaping the turmoil of Paris -
The king of France, Louis XVI marries Marie Antionette, the archduchess of Austria. -
The common people of France revolt against the King
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After being locked out of the estates general, the third estate find a nearby tennis court to meet and commited to a new national assembly. -
The Bastille, a famous prison was swarmed by revolutionaries to take the large amounts of ammunition the prison held. -
The first constitution was written by the national assembly, giving new rights to the common people. -
A large crowd of women marched to the Palace of Versailles in an attempt to end the king's independence and signifiy the change of power and reforms about to overtake France -
King Louis XVI is finally charged and executed. -
After a series of bad ruling by King Louis XVI, France begins the Reign of terror, a period of many executions by the newly formed Government -
Napoleon Bonaparte launches a coup on a weak and corrupt revolutionary government. He takes control of France -
Napoleon becomes the first consul, then emperor
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Shortly after becoming emperor, napoleon creates a new set of revisions and laws creating new freedoms and equalness among men. -
After 5 years of being the first consul of France, napoleon crowns himself emperor and sets his sights on expanding. -
After a series of mistakes, Napoleon makes his biggest one yet when he decides to invade Russia. Instead of fighting back the Russians use the coldness of their country and retreat, leaving napoleons mean to die of the cold and starvation. -
After most of his men die in russia, Napoleon escapes back to France but is defeated by the British and the Prussians, marking the end of his reign. -
After the defeat in Waterloo, Napoleon is exiled to Elba, a small island in Italy. Although he does make it back to France and leads once again for a short period of time, he is once again exiled to St. Helena where he dies of stomach cancer.