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On April 19,1770, Marie and Louis were married at Versailles. Sadly nothing happened on their wedding night. People began to blame Marie for not having a child, but it was really Louis's fault.
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On June 17, 1789, The Tennis Court Oath was made. The reason for this big event was because of the growing rage for of the Third Estate of France for Louis XIV holding onto the country’s history of absolute government. The deputies, so fed up with their king, moved their meeting to a nearby tennis court instead.
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One of the major event of the French Revolution was Louis XVI's execution. Before his execution him and his family were arested. He was tried for high treason and lost. He was sentenced to the death of the guilotine.
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On July 13, 1793, Marat was assassinated by Charolette Cordier. While Marat was taking a bath, Charolette stabbed him. He was found dead in his tub at his home.
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On October 16, 1793, Marie was brought through the streets in an open cart. When she was on the scaffold she stepped on the execiutioner's foot by accident. "Monsieur, I ask your pardon. I did not do it on purpose." were her last words.
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Before Robespierre's death he was arrested. He was named an "outlaw" which ment he would be killed in 24 hours (no trial would be held). He was then sentenced to the guilotine. How irronic!
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On December 2, 1804, Napoleon crowed himself emperor of the French. He hired several architechs to handle the temporary decorations for this prestigious event. He even hired people to make the elaborate costumes for the event.
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While iscolated on Elba, Napoleon began writting a book. Which he called memoirs.
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On October 15,1815, Napoleon was exiled to an island in the South Atlantic Ocean called St. Helena. The European powers sent him here to esure that he wouldn't venture back to Europe. Like he did when they sent him to Elba.
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According to scientist, Napoleon had died from gastric cancer on May 5, 1821. Not from arssenic poisoning as speculated by others. His last words were, "France, armée, tête d'armée, Joséphine." The translation is "France, army, head of the army, Joséphine."
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