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Publication of the Leviathen
It was written by Thomas Hobbes and talks about a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. It's also called The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil. -
Publication of the Social Contract
It was written and published by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and was originally written in French. It argued to the point of the Leviathan that society should be ruled by a democracy. -
Louis XVI and Marie Antonetiee are married
At Versailles, Louis marries Marie Antoinette, the daughter of Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. France hoped their marriage would strengthen its alliance with Austria, its longtime enemy. -
King Louis XVI was Crowned
King Louis XVI was crowned at the age of 20. After of which he showed that he was immature and lacked self-confidence. -
Napoleon goes to a military college
At the age of 10 Napoleon was made to go to a prestigious military school. This is where he spent 5 years learning about military tactics which would help him later in life. -
Napoleon becomes a 2nd Lieutenant
At only the age of 16 Napoleon joined the military. He was imminently ranked up to a 2nd Lieutenant. -
Tennis Court Oath
During the French Revolution the people stood outside in a 'tennis court' and refused to move until the constitution was established. They spent hours waiting and chanting until it was established. -
Bastille is Stormed
Bastille was stormed by the peasants of France, while they were looking for weapons to protect themselves from the military troops that King Louis was sending out the stop the revolution. After it was stormed the peasant spent a few day taking the massive building down brick by brick. -
The First Constitution of France
The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France. It was created after the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime. -
Execution of Louis XVI
His execution to place in Paris and he was the first of the royal family to be executed as such. Before his execution he tried to give a speech but was imminently shut down. -
Murder of Marat
Marat was assassinated by Charlotte Corday while taking a medicinal bath for his debilitating skin condition. She was executed four days later for his assassination, on 17 July 1793. -
Execution of Marie Antonetiee
Six months after the execution of her former husband she was taken away from her children. She feared that her children would be abused or even murderer, which they later died from neglect. -
Robespierre Beheading
Robespierre and a number of his followers were arrested at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. The next day Robespierre and 21 of his followers were taken to the Place de la Révolution where they were executed by guillotine before a cheering crowd. -
Nepolian declares to be emperor of France
Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. His coronation ceremony took place on December 2, 1804. He placed the crown on his own head, and then crowned Josephine Empress. -
Nepolian invades Russia during Winter
The result was a disaster for the French. The Russian army refused to engage with Napoleon's Grande Armée of more than 500,000 European troops. -
Nepolian exciled to the isalnd of Elba
After the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates the throne and is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. The future emperor was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, on August 15, 1769. -
Nepolian dies form a stomach ulcer
After he escaped from his previous island Napoleon was exiled to the remote, British-held island of Saint Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. He died there on May 5, 1821, at age 51, most likely from stomach cancer.
