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Storming of the Bastille
The prison had fallen to the citizens. -
Great Fear begins
Peasants revolt across France against fuedalism. -
Nobilty abolished by the National Assembly
The National Assembly decrees that hereditary nobility is forever abolished. Consequently, noble titles were removed. -
Louis XVI forced to return to Paris
Public forced Louis back to Paris. -
Guillotine adopted
It was the official means of execution. -
Queen Marie Antoinette is impeached
She was convicted for treachery against the country, and for treason, they originally said that Marie had intercourse with her child. -
National Convention passes decree to establish the Cult of the Supreme Being
The Cult of the Supreme being was meant to be the state religion of the French Republic. -
The National Convention is dissolved
Under the terms of the new constitution it was replaced by a bicameral legislature.
