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french revolution
this is when the French Revolution started the Revolution precipitated a series of European wars -
the tennis court oath
The Third Estate, locked out of the Estates-General, swore to continue meeting until a new constitution was drafted -
Bastille prison
during the French Revolution, the most significant event was the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris on July 14th, which marked the beginning of the uprising against the monarchy -
the March on Versailles
Parisians marched on the royal palace at Versailles, forcing the royal family to return to Paris. -
The Civil Constitution
religious orders and monasteries were dissolved, while monks and nuns were encouraged to return to private life -
Establishment of the French Republic
The overthrow of the monarchy and the creation of a new republican government -
Execution of Louis XVI
King Louis XVI was tried for treason and guillotined, signifying the end of the monarchy -
Reign of Terror
A period of extreme violence and mass executions led by the Committee of Public Safety, primarily under Maximilien Robespierre. -
The Directory takes power
immediately after the suppression of royalist uprising in Paris, the elections for the new Councils decreed by the new Constitution took place. -
Napoleonic era begins
as frustration with their leadership reaches a fever pitch, Bonaparte stages a coup d'état, abolishing the Directory and appointing himself France's 'first consul'