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Absolutism
Absolutism within France was a political system associated with kings such as Louis XIII and, more particularly, Louis XIV. Absolutism or absolute monarchical rule was developing across Europe during the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. -
The Social Contract
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Publication Date: 1762, Language: France. -
Napoleon's Start
After his schooling at Brienne, the young Bonaparte went to the Paris Ecole Militaire military school from 22nd October 1784 to 28th October 1785. He left as a second class lieutenant in the artillery, with a commission to join the La Fère regiment in Valence. -
The movement of France from Paris to Versailles
The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the French Revolution. -
The Start of Public Safety
Created on April 1793 by the National Convention and then restructured in July 1793, formed the de facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror, a stage of the French Revolution -
The End of The Moarchy
In 1789, food shortages and economic crises led to the outbreak of the French Revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath
On 20 June 1789, the members of the French Third Estate, who had begun to call themselves the National Assembly, took the Tennis Court Oath, vowing "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established". -
Storming of Bastille
Occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress, armory, and political prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
The importance of Bastille
The prison contained just seven inmates at the time of its storming but was a symbol of the abuses of the monarchy: its fall was the flash point of the French Revolution. -
The Purpose of The Rights of Man
One of the most important papers of the French Revolution. This paper explains a list of rights, such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and separation of powers. -
Women's March on Versailles
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. -
The Reign of Terror
Its purpose was to purge France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders. More than 50,000 people were killed for suspected counter-revolutionary activity or so-called “crimes against liberty". -
The Age of Reason
Author: Thomas Paine. The Age of Reason; Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology is a work by English and American political activist Thomas Paine, arguing for the philosophical position of Deism. -
Napoleon's Reign
Conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d'état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804. -
Napoleon's Military
The military career of Napoleon Bonaparte spanned over 20 years. As emperor, he led the French Armies in the Napoleonic Wars. He is widely regarded as a military genius and one of the finest commanders in world history. -
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Napoleon's as Emperor
In Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Napoleon I, the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. Pope Pius VII handed Napoleon the crown that the 35-year-old conqueror of Europe placed on his own head. -
Russian Invasion Failure
Began on 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army. -
Napoleon's Defeat
Defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: a British-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Field Marshal Blücher. -
Napoleon's Dearh
Napoleon was subsequently exiled to the island of Saint Helena off the coast of Africa. Six years later, he died, most likely of stomach cancer, and in 1840 his body was returned to Paris, where it was interred in the Hotel des Invalides.
