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Louis XVI calls the estates general
On may 5, 1789 king louie XVI called the estate general to have its very first meeting. He called this meeting because the econmy was in debt and he had to do something about it. -
Third Estate Forms National Assembly & take tennis court oath
Third estate tried to have a meeting in the town hall type of building but it was locked to keep them out so they would have a meeting at the nearst tennis court they could find. -
Storming of the Bastille
The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
March of Versailles
The march began among women in the marketplaces of Paris who, on the morning of 5 October 1789, were near rioting over the high price and scarcity of bread. Their demonstrations quickly became intertwined with the activities of revolutionaries who were seeking liberal political reforms and a constitutional monarchy for France. -
Execution of Louis XVI
On January 20th, 1793, the National Convention condemned Louis XVI to death. The next day he met his fate. His journey began in a carriage along with an English priest named Henry Edgeworth, who wrote down everything that happened that day. Edgworth said they couldn't speak to each other in the carriage. -
Start of Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror also known simply as The Terror, was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution." -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was also executed, but only a few months after Louis. On October 16, 1793 Marie was brought out to the streets of Paris. Unlike Louis, she held her chin up high all the way until the last step. She showed much more respect than Louis. In fact, its said that she stepped on the executioner's foot by accident. She took her last breath to apologize for steeping on his foot. -
Execution of Robespierre
At nine thirty, a member rushed into the meeting, hurried to the front and said: "Citizens, I am going to announce some good news." A great silence fell upon the assembly. "Citizens, the cannoneers with their cannons at this moment surround the Committee of Public Safety; they are preceded by some magistrates and followed by a large crowd of people. The magistrates again demand from the Committee, in the name of the people and the law, the liberty of Robespierre, Couthon, Le Bas, and Saint-Just.
