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Publication of Hobbes work- Social Contract
It was a book called Leviathan, which established the theory. It served as the foundation for western political philosophy. -
Tennis Court Oath
3rd estate vowed to write a constuition for France. -
Formation of the National Assembly
The 3rd estate forms the National Assembly. -
Bastille is stormed
Occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of July 14,1789. Medieval fortress, armory, and political prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, is a fundamental document of the French Revolution. -
Women's March
Women demanding bread for their families gathered other discontented Parisians, including some men, and marched toward Versailles. -
1st use of the Guillotine
Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier was a convicted felon. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
Convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death. Executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. -
Republican calendar began
Used by the French government for about 12 years. It created/ implemented during the French Revolution. -
Establishment of Committee of Public Safety
Formed the De Facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror -
Robespierre killed
Architect of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. -
Establishment of the Directory
French Director the French Revolutionary government set up by the Constitution. -
Napoleonic Code started
It was promulgated as the ''Civil Code of the French." -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
Napoleon becomes Emperor, the first Frenchman to hold the title of Emperor. -
Continental System
Continental Blockade was the foreign policy of Napoleon I of France in his struggle Great Britain during the Napoleonic wars. -
Napoleon Exiled
Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. -
Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18th of June.