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Extravagant Life of Louis XVI
During 1789, King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, had spent the money of people too extravagantly that they ended up with too much debts. The king and his royal family got in a real issue subsequent to the banks refusing the favor of lending money to the government no more. -
Votes for the National Assembly
After the dominant speech of Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyes and a long discourse, the majority of the Third Estates agreed and voted for the establishment of the National Assembly. This was the alpha of intensional revolutionary act towards the government and the extravagant monarch. This led to the Tennis Coart Oath. -
The Declaration of Rights of Man
A week later the noblemen joined the National Assembly as an affect of Great Fear, they adopted the Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen. This was influenced by the Declaration of Independence and included myriad Enlightenment ideas. In particular, they stated that "men are born and remain free...". The slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" was adopted in order to keep their concept in their minds. Nevertheless, this notion didn't apply for women. -
Women's March on Versailles
Criticizing tthe agony of starvation caused by the rising price of bread, Parisian women marched on Versailles with knives and axes. They demanded National Assembly to take action, although they turned their resentment toward the king and the queen and murdered the guards in their palaces. They demanded Louis and Marie to return to Paris. -
Early Reforms on Church (1790)
During the year 1790, the National Assembly took over Church, their lands and even their political independence since they collected own taxes from peasants. This made devout Catholic peasants furious because they believed that the pope ought to be the ruler of Church even though the action corresponded to the Enlightenment idea. This event made most peasants oppose the assembly's reforms. -
Establishment of Legislative Assembly
The National Assembly completed the new constitution, which it created a limited constitutional monarchy, with less authority of Louis XVI. This also created a new assembly the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly soon splited into three sides due to their different views for issues such as shortage of food: Radicals, Moderates, and Concervatives. -
September Massacres
Since the monarchy was overthrown, a rumor circulated the city that the political supporter of the king in Paris prison are planning on attacking the city to do a countarrevolution. The fearful citizens raided the prison and massacred prisoners that included nobles, priests and royalist sympathizers. This is known as September Massacres. -
Establishment of the National Convention
The National Convention was established, new government body established by National Assembly, pressured under radicals, inorder to construct a new constitution. They dissolved the king and the assembly. This declared France a republic, and adult males were granted the right to vote; nevertheless, unequal rights for women. (Image: the trial of Louis XVI done by the National Assembly) -
Robespierre Seizes Control
Maximilien Robespierre gradually gained authority in Jacobin and eventually became the leader of Committee of Public Safety on July, 1793. Since Robespierre believed that we ought to protect the Revoltion from what he considered as its "enemies". Any person who were against him or tried to seize quthority from him would be guillotined. Paradoxically, many unknown people were beheaded because of flimsy crime. This period of his rule is called Reign of Terror. -
Revolt Against Robespierre
Worried about their own safety from Robespierre's removal of "enemies", some members of National Convention turned on Robespierre. They demanded his arrest and him to be guillotined. Reign of Terror ended on July 28, 1794 when Robespierre was finally executed.
