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John Locke & the Social contract
John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism". John Locke's conception of the social contract differed from Hobbes' in several fundamental ways, retaining only the central notion that persons in a state of nature would willingly come together to form a state. He was born August 29,1632 - October 28, 1704. -
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Absolutism and the French Revolution
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Thomas Hobbes wrote Leviathan
Leviathan is a book written by Thomas Hobbes, published in 1651. Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan. -
King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
In 1661, King Louis began expanding it into his personal palace. Upon its completion in 1682, he moved in, and changed the capital from Paris to Versailles to escape the turmoil Paris was subject to. -
King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
At Versailles, Louis marries Marie Antoinette. France hoped their marriage would strengthen its alliance with Austria, its longtime enemy. -
Napoleon begins study at the Royal Military Academy
It is whilst at school in Brienne, however, that he became acquainted with French culture and developed a keen interest in the precise sciences, such as arithmetic, algebra and geometry. He was also passionately interested in geography and history, and in particular the works of Plutarch. -
Tennis Court Oath
The members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath, vowing "not to separate and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established". It was a pivotal event in the French Revolution. -
"Bastille is Stormed"
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, the beginning of the French Revolution when Parisian revolutionaries stormed the Bastille, a large fortress, prison and . -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
The French National Constituent Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, which defined individual and collective rights at the time of the French Revolution. -
Women's March on Versailles
The Women's March on Versailles was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. It was encouraged by revolutionary agitators, they ransacked the city armory for weapons and marched to the Palace of Versailles. -
King Louis is executed XVI
After being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris -
The Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror lasted from 1793-1794. Its purpose was to purge France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders. -
Marriage & Children
When Napoleon married Josephine in 1796, she already had two children: Eugène, born on September 3, 1781; and Hortense, born on April 10, 1783. -
Napoleon becomes General of the Military
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military general, the first emperor of France and one of the world's greatest military leaders. Napoleon revolutionized military organization and training, sponsored the Napoleonic Code, reorganized education and established the long-lived Concordat with the papacy. -
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Napoleon as Emperor
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Defeat in Russia Campaign
Tsar Alexander I, supposedly allied with Napoleon, refused to be part of the continental blockade of British goods any longer. Napoleon's edict barring trade with Great Britain was ruining the Russian economy. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. -
When Napoleon was Exiled
Napoleon retreated to Paris where he was forced to renounce his throne in April 1814. The European powers exiled him to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean.
