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National Assembly
They voted to established the National Assembly, in effect proclaiming the end of absolute monarchy and the beginning of representative governerment. -
Storming of the Bastille
The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris. -
The Assembly reforms France
Noblemen made grand speeches, declaring their love of liberty and equality -
Execution of the Louis XVI
Suspended and arrested during the Insurrection of 10 August 1792, he was tried by the National Convention, found guilty of treason, and executed by guillotine. -
Former king was executed
The former king walked with calm dignity up the steps of the scaffold to be beheaded by a machine called the guillotine. -
Committee of Public Safety
Formed the de facto executive government of France during the Reign of Terror, a stage of the French Revolution. -
Execution of Robespierre
He largely dominated the Committee of Public Safety and was instrumental in the period of the Revolution commonly known as the Reign of Terror, which ended with his arrest and execution in 1794. -
Reign of Terror ended
The Reign of Terror ended when Robespierre went to the guillotine. -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
He was a military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French as Napoleon I, whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century. -
Waterloo
An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by combined armies of the Seventh Coalition,