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The publication of the Leviathan by Hobbes
Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, commonly referred to as Leviathan, is a book written by Thomas Hobbes and published in 1651. -
Building of the Palace at Versailles
In 1682 Louis XIV was able to proclaim Versailles his principal residence and the seat of the government and was able to give rooms in the palace to almost all of his courtiers -
Imprisonment of Voltaire
Writer Francois-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, is imprisoned in the Bastille on this day in 1717. Critics embraced his epic poem La Henriade, but its satirical attack on politics and religion infuriated the government. -
The publication of the Encyclopedia by Diderot
During the secretive period, Diderot accomplished a well-known work of subterfuge. It claimed Paris as the place of publication. ... He issued five volumes of supplementary material and a two-volume index -
Start or End of the Seven Years War
The Seven Years' War was a global war fought between 1756 and 1763. It involved all five European great powers of the time plus many of the middle powers -
The American Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt which occurred between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War -
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are married
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette get married on May 16, 1770 -
Louis XVI is crowned
King louis was crowned on May 10, 1774 -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
This Declaration is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath States,"not to separate and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established." -
Storming of the Bastille
Bastille was a large prison in France at the time and was seen as a symbol of political power by the King and Queen. The Bastille was raided in a revolt to the King and Queen. -
The publication of L’Amie de Peuple
It was a newspaper written by Jean-Paul Marat during the French Revolution. It was known as "The most celebrated radical paper of the Revolution" -
Women’s March on Versailles
The women's march on Versailles was a revolt against the monarchy in France at the time by a large group of women. -
The first Constitution of France
The first Constitution of France was created after the last absolute monarchy and was short-lived. -
The formation of the Committee of Public Safety
The committee of public safety was created by the National Convention. It was form during the terror and was a way to keep people safe. -
The massacre in Lyon
The Siege of Lyon occurred when French Republican forces laid siege and captured the city of Lyon, which was the center of a revolt against the French government during the War of the First Coalition. -
The Terror
The Reign of Terror or The Terror refers to a period during the French Revolution after the First French Republic was established in which multiple massacres and public executions occurred
