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A meeting of the Estates-General was called by Louis XVI in Versailles to discuss and approve a new tax plan.
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After being locked out of their meeting room, deputies of the Third Estate assembled on a tennis court and swore not to separate until a constitutional regime was established.
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he National Assembly appoints a committee of thirty members to draft a constitution. The National Assembly proclaims itself the Constituent National Assembly
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The storming and fall of the Bastille.
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The end of feudalism and serfdom in France was announced by the National Assembly.
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The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was passed.
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The Constitution of 1791 was adopted.
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Louis XVI and his family were arrested while trying to flee from France but were arrested.
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France declared war on Austria.
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The First meeting of the National Convention was held.
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Commencement of the trial of Louis XVI.
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Louis XVI sentenced to the guillotine.
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A National Draft was issued calling for all able-bodied men to enlist in the army.
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The Reign of Terror court sentenced 20,000 to 40,000 people to death.
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The National Convention arrested Robespierre.
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Robespierre was beheaded.
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A new Constitution was adopted
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A new Constitution was adopted
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The fall of the Directory heralds the end of the French Revolution.
