Eugène delacroix le 28 juillet. la liberté guidant le peuple

French Revolution

By DLN

  • French people started complaining about their bad life conditions

    French people complained about: Absolute monarchy: Absolutism gave the kings all the political, legal and economic power, without being able to contradict them in any way. Social inequalities: It is estimated that of the 23 million inhabitants of France at the time, only 300 thousand belonged to the privileged classes. The misery and marginalization of the common people: The living conditions of the common people were extremely poor: hunger, marginalization, disease, slave labor...

  • The king of France promised the constitution.

  • France declared war on Austria.

    France declared war on Austria.

  • Demolition of the monarchy.

    Demolition of the monarchy.

    The Parisians, helped by federated people from Marseilles, went to take some weapons. The king and his family were hiding in the legislature.

  • Massacres in the jails of Paris.

    They assaulted the prisons, and killed about one thousand prisoners. Even if they were important characters as princess Lamballe.
  • King Louis XVI was killed.

    King Louis XVI was killed.

    After being judged, he was killed by the guillotine in the place of the revolution at 22 minutes past 10. The drums avoided his voice to be heard.
  • The execution of the queen Maria Antonieta had come.

    The execution of the queen Maria Antonieta had come.

    She was also guillotined. She was killed after a mock trial at the revolutionary court, and she was accused of keeping relations with her soon.

  • Robespierre convocated a ceremony in which they gave tribute to the divinity.

  • The coup of the 18 of Brumario.

    The coup of the 18 of Brumario.

    The coup of the 18 of Brumario, allowed Napoleon Bonaparte, who had recently arrived from Egypt, take the throne.