French revelution

French Revolution timeline

By shanyah
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    french reveloution

  • demanding bread

    5th October 1789: Women lead delegation to King in Versaille demanding bread. After scuffles, they are fobbed off by the King.

  • subordinating

    14th July 1790: Civil Constitution, subordinating the Church to the civil government, inaugurated by Louis XVI.

  • atempt to flee

    21st June 1791: Louis XVI attempts to flee to Varennes but is recognised and forcibly returned to Paris.

  • the king

    15th July 1791: Assembly declares King inviolable and restores his prerogatives.

  • protest

    17th July 1791: National Guard fires on crowd protesting against restoration of the King.

  • constituent

    30th September 1791: Constituent Assembly dissolves.

  • legislative

    1st October 1791: Legislative Assembly commences.

  • civil marriage

    9th November 1791: Civil marriage and divorce instituted. Assembly orders all émigrés to return under pain of death.

  • ruling

    11th November 1791: King vetoes Assembly’s ruling on émigrés

  • rejection

    King rejects Resolutions of the tiers etat