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Who would end up to be the king, Louis XVI, was born in Versailles, France.
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Charles Alexandre de Calonne proposed a financial reform package with taxes that higher classes would no longer be excluded from.
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The Third Estate met alone, very soon before taking on the new name of the National Assembly.
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National Assembly met at a tennis court and vowed to not split until a constitutional reform was achieved.
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Bastille fortress attacked by roiters looking to find supplies.
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National Assembly abolishes feudalism in France.
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France adopted their first written constitution.
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Legislative Assembly declared war on Austria and Prussia, hoping to spread ideas through war.
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A group of angry Jacobins attacked where King Louis XVI was and arrested him.
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After being arrested, King Louis is condemned to death for various crimes and treason. He would die by guillotine.