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Shortage of French diet (bread)
The French had had a cold winter that ruined all of their crops, including wheat for bread, their main food supply -
After 14 years of marriage, King Louis XVI wants children
King Louis XVI finally wanted children after 14 years of marraige with Marie. -
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French Revolution Starts
A period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799 -
Maximilian Robespierre fights for a voice for the Third Estate
Max R. gathers the 3rd Estate after being kicked from the Estates General meeting. -
Deputies find out they're locked out of Estates General meeting, declare National Assembly
The 3rd Estate find themselves locked out of the Estates General Meeting and then go to a court and declare the National Assembly -
Storming of the Bastille
The 3rd Estate got together after forming the National Assembly and stormed the Bastille Prison for weapons -
Rev. got rid of Catholic Church/King
The French Revolution got rid of the king and Catholic Church after deciding for no religion -
King Louis XVI put on trial
King Louis XVI is put on trial for treason against France and found guilty -
French execute King Louis XVI
King Louis XVI is dead -
Marie Antoinette is put on tiral
Marie Antoinette is put on trial on charges ranging from treason to her role in the Diamond Necklace Affair and sexually abusing her son, the dauphin -
Marie Antoinette is executed
The last Queen of France is dead -
Charlotte Corday murders Marat
Charlotte Corday lures Marat into a false sense of security and stabs him in the chest, she is executed soon after -
Frances concierge are imprisoned
Frances Concierge are imprisoned by the National Assembly -
Robespierre overthrown
Maximilien Robespierre, the architect of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. -
Robespierre executed
The next evening–July 28–Robespierre and 21 others were guillotined without a trial in the Place de la Revolution. -
Passing of the Civil Code
the Napoleonic Code was a major step in replacing the previous patchwork of feudal laws. -
The coronation of Emperor Napoleon
Napoleon was crown Emperor in 1804, before the Pope could place the crown on Napoleon's head, Napoleon snatched the crown and placed it on his head himself. -
Exile to Elba
Napoleon was exiled to a small island off the coast of Italy -
100 Days
The period between March 20, 1815, the date on which Napoleon arrived in Paris after escaping from exile on Elba, and July 8, 1815, the date of the return of Louis XVIII to Paris. -
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was convened in 1815 by the four European powers which had defeated Napoleon.
