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Enlightenment and Revolution Inspiring France
The Leviathan is a book written by Thomas Hobbes and published in 1651. Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan. -
Enlightenment and Revolution Inspiring France
Voltaire was arrested and confined to the Bastille for writing scandalous verses implying the regent had an incestuous relationship with his daughter. Voltaire was famous for three of his occupations he had done which were philosophy, history, and writing -
Monarchy in France ( birth of Marie-Thérèse )
Marie-Thérèse was born at the Palace of Versailles on 19 December 1778, the first child (after eight years of her parents' marriage), and the oldest daughter of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. -
Napoleon's Early Career
Upon graduating in September 1785, Bonaparte was commissioned a second lieutenant in La Fère artillery regiment. -
Monarchy in France ( Tennis Court Oath )
On 20 June 1789, the members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath vowing "not to separate and to reassemble wherever circumstances require until the constitution of the kingdom is established". -
Bastille is stormed
The Storming of the Bastille was in Paris, France, on July 14th, 1789. The medieval armory, fortress, and political prison also known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
Angry Mobs / Barricades
When the prison was attacked it actually held only seven prisoners, but the mob didn't gather for them, it had come to demand the huge ammunition stores held inside the prison walls. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the rights of man consisted of these rules. Every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write, and print with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this freedom as shall be defined by law. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a fundamental document of the French Revolution, defining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal -
Napoleon's Early Career
He was promoted to captain in the regular army in July 1792, despite exceeding his leave of absence and leading a riot against French troops. -
Angry Mobs / Barricades
The mob hacked some 600 to death, then mutilated the bodies. This all took place during the angry mobs in 1792. -
The Committee of public safety
The Committee of Public Safety was created in April 1793 by the National Convention. This was made in order to protect France against its enemies, foreign and domestic, and to oversee the government. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror began on September 5, 1793, with a declaration by Robespierre that Terror would be "the order of the day." It ended on July 27, 1794, when Robespierre was removed from power and executed. During the Reign of Terror, France was ruled by a group of men called the Committee of Public Safety. -
Napoleon's Time as Emperor
After seizing political power in France in 1799, napoleon crowned himself emperor in 1804. -
Napoleon's Time as Emperor
Napoleon suffered through a disastrous invasion of Russia, losing Spain to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula War, and enduring total defeat against an allied force by 1814. -
Napoleon's late life / death
In February 1821, Napoleon's health began to deteriorate rapidly. He reconciled with the Catholic Church. -
Napoleon's death
Napoleon died on 5 May 1821. He died of stomach cancer, although stomach cancer was very uncommon.
