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Meeting of the Estates-General
A meeting of the Estates-General is called by Louis XVI in Versailles to discuss and approve a new tax plan. -
The Storming and Fall of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
Declaration of the Rights Of Man
The National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man. -
Flight to Varennes
Fleeing French King Louis XVI and family captured at Varennes-en-Argonne. -
King Louis XVI accepts the new constitution.
King Louis XVI accepts the new constitution. -
The Insurrection
The Insurrection of 10 August 1792 was one of the defining events in the history of the French Revolution. -
King Louis XVI executed
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Reign of Terror
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The Queen's Defense
Seven months after the execution of the King, shortly after the declaration of "Revolutionary Government," the Convention turned to the rest of the royal family. Fearing that Marie Antoinette and her son, the nominal King, would provide rallying points for royalists within France and abroad, a Revolutionary Tribunal indicted Marie Antoinette and her children for treason. Two attorneys were assigned to prepare her defense, and one describes the situation here -
The National Convention arrests Robespierre
