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Louis XIII built a hunting lodge at Versailles in 1623. The palace was built in 1661.
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The Tennis Court Oath was a vow made by French representatives in 1789 to create a constitution for France. It was a key moment in the French Revolution.
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen came into existence in the summer of 1789. It was born an idea of the Constituent Assembly.
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The French Revolution was a period of political and social change in France that lasted from 1789 to 1799. It was a series of events that led to the end of the monarchy and the establishment of the First Republic.
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The storming of the Bastille occurred on July 14, 1789 in Paris France when a crowd of the revolutionaries attacked the Bastille, a royal prison and symbol of authority.
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The Reign of Terror was a violent period of the French Revolution that lasted from 1793 to 1794.
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King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine on January 21, 1793 in Paris France. The execution took place during the French Revolution.
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The Battle of Waterloo was a decisive victory for the British and Prussians over Napoleon's French forces on June 18, 1815.