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The start and end of the palace of Versailles construction
Construction for the palace of Versailles was first started in 1631 and ended construction in the 1770s. It was built as a way to glorify the idea of the French monarchy and today is a museum. -
King Louis moving the capital of France to the Palace of Versailles
King Louis hoped that in moving the capital of France to the new palace he could take more control of the government from the nobility and then distance himself from Paris' population. -
King Louis XVI marries Marie Antoinette
Their marriage was centered around their desire to destroy Prussia and Great Britain to achieve definitive peace between them. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
The Declaration of Rights helped form the foundation of the French revolution and establish democracy in France. -
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French Revolution
The revolutionary movement that shook France -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a dramatic act of defiance by representatives of the non-privileged classes of the French nation. -
Storming of Bastille
The Storming of Bastille happened because of the lack of food and hungry mobs leading the poor harvests to be angry at the government and most importantly the king. -
Women's March on Versailles
The March on Versailles was started because of women's high concern of high prices and scarcity on bread. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
Due to King Louis XVI being unwilling to code his royal power to the revolutionary government he was found guilty of treason and executed. -
The Reign of Terror Begins
The Reign of Terror started because of the high numbers of those being suspected of being enemies to the revolution. -
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Napoleons Rule
The time-span of Napoleons Rule over France -
Napoleon Launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak and corrupt directory
Napoleon launched a Coup d'Etat to overthrow the system of government and substitute the Consulate. -
Creation of the Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic code was created to unify a strong and modern nation and he wanted it to be as clear and logical to all the citizens. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor
Napoleon was symbolizing that him becoming emperor was based on his own merits and the peoples will and not because of religious consecration. -
Defeat in Russian Campaign
There was a defeat in the Russian Campaign due to the French being unable to feed their army. -
Napoleon exiled
Napoleon was exiled because of both a desire to not keep Napoleon in England or even in Europe and for fear that he would become a object of the public curiosity. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo happened because Napoleon was hoping to get a quick win that would tear apart apart the coalition of European armies that were formed against him.