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He is unpopular and very short of money. His advisors cannot help him.
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He hopes to raise money through a new tax. Many of the representatives refuse to accept the unfair way that parliament is run. They storm out and hold their own meeting in the indoor tennis court in Versailles. Louis backs down.
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After weeks of panic, fear and discontent, the people of Paris storm the Bastille, a prison in the heart of Paris. They completely destroy it. After this, Louis gives away more of his power to the parliament
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There are food shortages. The women of Paris march to the palace of Versailles to protest to Louis. The King and his family are forced to leave Versailles. They go to live in the Tuileries Palace in Paris.
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Louis, Marie-Antionette and their children decide the time is right to escape from France. The escape attempt fails. They are captured. After this, they are treated as prisoners.
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Louis is sentenced and put to death. He is regarded as a traitor by the people who are now in power. Marie-Antionette is executed nine months later.
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Against a background of foreign war, civil war, food shortages and great fear, the Committee of Public Safety - 12 men - organises a 'Reign of Terror'. The guillotine is used against anyone who is considered to be an 'enemy' of the Revolution.
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Finally, Robespierre, the leader of the Committee, is himself guillotined. This brings an end to the Terror. But the cost has been high. Many lives have been lost or ruined. France is still at war and the country is in chaos.