FRENCH REVOLUTION

  • king louis the 16th gets married

    king louis the 16th gets married
    On may 16th 1770 king louis the 16th got married to Marie Antoinette at Versailles in the Chapel Royal
  • king louis the 16th becomes king

    king louis the 16th becomes king
    king Louis 16th became king of France in 1774 he was only 20 years old
  • when did the royal couple first consummate

    when did the royal couple first consummate
    They did not consummate their marriage until seven years later
  • national assembly formed

    national assembly formed
    June 17 to July 9 1789 the Third Estate formed a revolutionary assembly
  • tennis court oath

    tennis court oath
    The Tennis Court Oath was a result of the growing discontent of the Third Estate in France
  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille
    A huge mob marched to the Bastille searching for gun powder
  • declaration of rights of man

    declaration of rights of man
    there were 17 right created in this declaration
  • bread march

    bread march
    the demand of bread and or lower bread cost's
  • the royal escape

    the royal escape
    king louis the 16th and the royal family failed to escape to versailles
  • war breaks out

    war breaks out
    France declares war on Austria and prussia
  • king killed

    king killed
    king was tried for treason against the nation and was executed
  • regin of terror

    regin of terror
    The Terror was designed to fight the enemies of the revolution
  • napoleon comes to power

    napoleon comes to power
    napolean takes control of the french empire