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estates-general
The Estates-General meets after not meeting for 175 years -
Tennis Court Oath
Tennis Court Oath of dismissed Estates-General members who refuse to adjourn. -
Storming of the Bastille
Beginning of the French Revolution and the Storming of the Bastille. -
Declaration of Rights of Man
Nobles forced to recant their feudal rights, and so make the Declaration of Rights of Man -
The reign of Terror
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Marie Antoinette guillotined
Marie Antoinette guillotined