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Meeting of the Estates General
The Estates-General was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm. -
voted to establish the National Assembly - leads to the Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a an event during the French Revolution. The Oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General -
Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
feudalism is ended, divisions between estates ended
The estates of the realm were the broad social orders of the hierarchically conceived society. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789. -
Bread Riots
Riots for food. -
Royal family attempts to flee
The royal Flight to Varennes was a significant episode in the French Revolution in which King Louis XVI of France, his queen Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family attempted unsuccessfully to escape from Paris. -
New constitution, limited monarchy, legislative assembly
The National Constituent Assembly dissolved itself on 1 October 1791. Upon Robespierre's motion it had decreed that none of its members should be capable of sitting in the next legislature. -
Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria and Russia
The Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria and Russia -
abolished the monarchy
In Revolutionary France, the Legislative Assembly votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the First Republic.
