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The publication of the Leviathan by Hobbes
The Leviathan was a book written by Hobbes to show what life would be like without the government's control. -
Napoleon Early Life
He was born in the Corsican city of Ajaccio. The fourth of eleven children of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Romolino. His father was a member of a noble Italian family, and he remained on good terms with the French when they took over control of Corsica. -
Napoleon Early Life
He was born in the Corsican city of Ajaccio. He was the fourth of eleven children of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Romolino. His father, a member of a noble Italian family, remained on good terms with the French when they took over control of Corsica. -
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are married
Louis, the French dauphin, is married to Marie, the daughter of Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa. France hoped their marriage would strengthen its alliance with Austria, its longtime enemy. -
The Declaration of Independence (US)
The US Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Tennis Court Oath
The members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath, vowing "not to separate and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established". -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
It was set by France's National Constituent Assembly, as a civil rights document from the French Revolution. It was drafted by the Abbé Sieyès and the Marquis de Lafayette, in consultation with Thomas Jefferson. -
Women’s March on Versailles
also known as the October March, the October Days or simply the March on Versailles, was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. -
Formation of the National Convention
Created after the great insurrection, it was the first French government organized as a republic, abandoning the monarchy altogether. -
Execution of Louis XVI
Took place at the Place de la Révolution in Paris. The National Convention had convicted the king in a near-unanimous vote and condemned him to death by a simple majority. -
The murder of Marat
Made into a painting, the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat is one of the most famous images of the French Revolution. -
Execution of Danton
The two committees arrested Danton and Desmoulins, Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles, Pierre Philippeaux, without chance to be heard in the Convention. Legendre tried to defend Danton, but was silenced by Robespierre. -
Napoleon Emperor Years
Today Napoleon is widely considered one of the greatest military generals in history. -
Napoleon Emperor Years
He played a major role in the French Revolution by serving as first consul of France (1799–1804), and was the first emperor of France. -
Napoleon Emperor Years
He rapidly rose through the the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799). After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d'état, he crowned himself emperor. -
Napoleon Later Life
He was exiled for the second time. This time to the remote, British-held island of Saint Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. -
Napoleon Later Life
He died there, at age 51, most likely from stomach cancer. During his time in power, he often posed for paintings with his hand in his vest, leading people to think he had been suffering from stomach pain for years.
