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Palace of Versailles built
The palace that symbolizes absolute monarchs in France. It was the palace of where they lived. -
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The Revolution
Events related to the revolution -
Versailles
When King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles -
Royal Marriage
When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette -
Tennis Court Oath
A pledge that was signed in the early days of the French Revolution and was an important revolutionary act that displayed the belief that political authority came from the nation's people and not from the monarchy. -
Storming of Bastille
Revolutionaries stormed and seized control of the medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille. At the time, the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written and created a responsive government. -
Women’s March on Versailles
Ended the king's independence and signified the change of power and reforms about to overtake France. -
King Louis is executed XVI
Kind Louis is beheaded and marks a giant step in the revolution. -
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror, also called the Terror, was a period of state-sanctioned violence and mass executions during the French Revolution -
Coup d'Etat
Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory, replacing it with the French Consulate. -
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Napoleon Era
Napoleon era begins -
Napoleon Code
Reformed the French legal system in accordance with the ideas of the French Revolution -
Napoleon as Emperor
Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. -
Napoleon exiled
Napoleon was exiled for 6 years -
Battle of Waterloo
The fall of Napoleon
