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1794 BCE
The end of the Reign of the Terror
Robespierre is executed for being behaving like a tryant. marking the end of the Reign of Terror. -
1794 BCE
The Thermidorian Reaction
This period marked the fall of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror. The more moderate Thermidorians came to power and worked to restore stability to France. -
1793 BCE
The death of Marat
The Jacobins launched an attack on the Girondins, accusing them of being conspiring against the French Republic and for murdering the Jacobin leader (Jean Paul-Marat). In October the Girondins were putted on trial for treason so they were executed. -
1793 BCE
The dead of the King
When Louis didnt support the revolution they accused the King of treason and the whole royal family were guillotined. -
Period: 1793 BCE to 1794 BCE
The Reign of Terror
This was a period of extreme violence and political repression. The radical Jacobin faction, led by Maximilien Robespierre, took control of the government and launched the "Reign of Terror," during which thousands of people were executed. -
1792 BCE
Fall of the monarchy
France declares war on Austria and Prussia, leading to the fall of the monarchy. -
1791 BCE
The declaration of Man and Citizen 1791
The Declaration was included in the new consititution of 30 September 1791. This is the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals, including the rights to liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression. It also rejected the idea of absolute monarchy and arbitrary government. -
1791 BCE
The flight to Varennes
The Flight to Varennes was a key event during the French Revolution. It refers to the failed attempt by King Louis XVI, his wife Marie Antoinette, and their children to escape from Paris and the revolutionary forces. Just to take back the power he had. -
1789 BCE
Stroming of the Bastille
The King copperated with the National Assembly but the food prices were to high so nothing change. On 14 july 1789 a crow of people attacked the Bastille and killed the prisioner governor.This was a significant moment in the French Revolution, as it demonstrated the power of the people to take matters into their own hands and challenge the authority of the King. -
1789 BCE
The tennis court oath
The Estates-General meet in Versailles believing the king was trying to shut them down, they moved to a nearby tennis court and swore an oath never to separate until a new constitution was established for France. So the third estate created the National Assembly to write a new constitution for France. -
1789 BCE
The Estates General
This period began with the convening of the Estates General, a representative body that had not met since 1614. The representatives of the Third Estate, who represented the common people, broke away from the other two estates and declared themselves the National Assembly. This event marked the beginning of the French Revolution. -
1789 BCE
The French Constitution 1791
The Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly and Marquis de Lafayette wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. -
Period: 1789 BCE to 1799 BCE
The French Revolution
The French Revolution was a major turning point in French and European history that lasted from 1789 to 1799.