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King Louis and his family sent to Tuileries Palace
Four months after ascending to the throne he was moved to tuileries. The king also resided at the Tuileries for short periods during the 1740s. -
Execution of Robespierre
He was laid on a table and was waiting to see if he would be executed. His final words were thought to be "Merc, monsieur" ("Thank you, sir") to a man who gave him a handkerchief for his blood. -
Meeting of the Estates General
This painting is of the Estates General opening the meeting. When the Third Estate gets rid of the law that made them vote by estate this signals the outbreak of the French Revolution. -
Creation of the National Assembly
The National Assembly was created by the Third Estate of the Estates General. It was known as the National Constituent Assembly the shorter term is prefered. -
Tennis Court Oath
The people of the third estate made an oath in that tennis court that they would not just separate and reassemble whenever they would stay together and stay strong. They were mostly member of the french estates general who were in the tennis court. -
Storming of the Bastille
The prison only held seven inmates but the storming was a sign of destroying something from the monarchy. This date is still remembered as a public holiday known as bastille day in English. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
This declaration was fundamental to the French Revolution and in the history of human rights. The declaration was such a moving document that it had a major impact in the development in freedom and democracy in Europe and worldwide. -
The King and his family are imprisoned
His family was arrested at varennes-en-Argonne shortly after Jean-Baptiste Drouet. They were taken back to paris on 25 of june, and the king was recognised by his profile on a 50 lives assignat. -
King and Queen flee from Tuileries palace
The King and Queen try to flee secretly with their family from paris to the royalist fortress town of montmedy. He would join emigres and be protected by austria. -
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Creation of the Legislative Assembly
It allowed the main idea of revolutionary law making between the national constitution assembly and of the national convention. Claude-Emmanuel de Pastoret served as the first president starting from the third of october and ending 27 days later. -
National Convention
The national convention happened after the people found it impossible to work with the king. They decreed the provisional suspension of King Louis XVI. -
France was declared a Republic
I included the photo of the French flag because until 1794 the blue was on the right side and the red was on the left side. After 1794 they changed the flag, became under the power of the legislative assembly, and were engaged in a war with Prussia. -
Execution of Louis XVI
This is a picture that shows the execution of Louis XVI. His execution was the first in the lead to the reign of terror. Before he was executed he was held in the Temple prison with his family. -
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The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror also known as the terror was a long period of violence that happened after the start of the French Revolution. There were an estimated 16,594 deaths in this segment of history. -
The Directory
The Directory was a five-member committee replaced the committee of public safety until napoleon overthrew it. It gave it's name to the final four years of the French Revolution. The picture is of Paul Barras the only Director of the Directory. -
Napoleonic code
The book was published by four eminent jurists. The other legal code to be established in a european country with a civil legal system. -
Napoleon Crowned Emperor
Napoleon crowned himself emperor at Notre Dame de Paris. According to legend he snatched the crown out of the Pope Pius VII and crowned himself. -
The Russian Campaign
The grande armee was a very large force, about 680,000 soldiers. Through a series of long marches Napoleon pushed the army rapidly through Western Russia. -
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Hundred Days
Napoleon was in retirement for 21 days and nine months. The meaning of the "Hundred " is the period between napolean's return from exile and the restoration of King Louis XVIII on July 8 1815. This segment of time was roughly 111 days. -
Battle of Waterloo
Neapolitan controlling the french army was defeated by the seventh coalition led by Duke Ellington. The Duke Ellington was assisted by a prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher. -
Congress of Vienna
The congress of vienna was a conference of ambassadors that was held in vienna for a year. The point of the congress was to allow for a long peaceful idea for europe by settling critical issues that arise. The map shows the boundaries set by the congress of vienna
