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The royal family try to escape but are spotted in Varenne and return as captives.
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The abolition of feudalism, and the right of everyone to be a free citizen is declared.
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Citizens march on Versailles and the royal family returns to Paris as prisoners in the Tuileries Palace (see Jardin des Tuileries).
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A mob storms the Tuileries and the royals are imprisoned in the Temple.
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The monarchy is formally abolished and the First Republic is proclaimed.
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“The Terror” reigns, under the radical Commune led by Robespierre, Danton and Marat. Thousands are executed by guillotine.
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Louis XVI is found guilty of treason and executed. His queen Marie-Antoinette follows him to the guillotine on 16 October.
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Robespierre is guillotined, ending the Terror, and the Revolution draws to a close.
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The problem in school is Lack of Security in the School.
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Formal declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, which incorporated the ideals of equality and dignity, later incorporated into the 1791 Constitution
