England and France Timeline

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    England-France

    Events of two nations

  • Third Estate installs the National Assembly

  • Tennis Court Oath

    Third Estate pledged to write a Constitution that respected the sovereignty of people and how the legitimacy of the ruler depends on the people.

  • Storming of the Bastille

    When the people heard the king was lining up its troops, crowds of people mobilized and attacked the Bastille. 98 people were killed

  • Jacobins are formed

    The Jacobins, the most radical group of the French Revolution was formed.

  • Capture of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

    The King and Queen tried to escape from France, but they were captured and imprisoned.

  • Guillotine becomes the official method of execution

  • Execution of Louis XVI

    Executed by the guillotine

  • Beginning of the Reign of Terror

    Led by Maximilian Robespierre, a provincial lawyer

  • Execution of Marie Antoinette

    Executed at guillotine

  • End of the Terror

    As Robespierre was executed, the Reign of Terror ended.

  • Directory loses election

    Directory refused to give up control. This marked the end of the republican phase of the Revolution.

  • Napoleon takes over

    He overthrew the government and seized power. He established authorianism