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This signaled the start of the French Revolution. They had to meet in the tennis court around Versailles. It included clergy, nobility, and peasant classes. King Louis XVI wanted them to figure out how to best deal with the French debt.
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The Bastille was a state prison in Paris. It was attacked by an angry mob of 1000 craftsmen and store owners who needed the gunpowder stored there for their weapons. Governor de Launay surrendered the fort and was killed by the mob. It became a symbol of monarchy's dictatorial rule.
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It was a statement issued by the rulers of Austria and Prussia. It was like telling the French to back off and leave us alone. They thought they were declaring war.
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The Legislative Assembly declared war. The French did poorly at first. They did better as the war went on.
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It was invented by Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotin. It was used for capital punishment. It was a more humane punishment.
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He was convicted of conspiracy. He was sentence to death by the French National Convention. He was killed by the guillotine.
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The leader of the Committee of Public Safety, Robespierre, made the law, "Law of Suspects". Revolutionary Tribunal would make a Revolution enemy innocent or put them to death. France was ruled by The Terror. Anyone accused of a crime was considered guilty.
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During the Reign of Terror, around 17,000 people were killed and 200,000 people were arrested. People got together to overthrow Robespierre. He was executed the next day.
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The anthem was written by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle. He wrote it in one night as a marching song for the French troops. It was banned by Napoleon.
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Napoleon overthrows the The Directory and made himself the French Consulate. This ended the French Revolution. Napoleon was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1814.
