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Aristocrats and church did not pay income tax
The rich were given more priviledges than the poor. One of these privileges was not having to pay income tax.
"Let them eat cake." - Marie-Antoinette "Always bring a banana to a party" - The Doctor -
Strorming of the Bastille
When the people of France rebeled and stormed a prison, to undermine the royal authories. The prison only have seven people, but it was a symbol of abuses in the monarchy. “Everybody knows that everybody dies. But not every day. Not today. Some days are special. Some days are so, so blessed. Some days, nobody dies at all. Now and then, every once in a very long while, every day in a million days, when the wind stands fair and the Doctor comes to call, everybody lives.”
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Built the Guillotine
This was designed to be fair while executing, since it could not tell the difference between rich, poor, and status. It was not to dishonor anybody that was killed in it, or their family, and the corpse could be returned by request from family.
“You want weapons? We’re in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world!”
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
These were some of the founding ideas of the french revolution. Equality was used with the guillotine, since it didn't seperate anyone out for any reason. "That’s what I am: just a traveler. Imagine it: no tax, no bills, no boss. Just the open sky."
-- The Doctor -
French Constitution of 1971
The day the French adopted France's first written constitution. This was created after the monarchy collapsed, this constitution was partly based off of America's constitution. “I am and always will be the optimist. The hoper of far-flung hopes and the dreamer of improbable dreams.”
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The insurrection of 10 August 1792
This resulted in the fall of the French Monarchy, since this was the day that the Jacobins attacked the royal residence in Paris and arrested the king. The monarchy officially ended six weeks after this event, this was one of the first acts of the National Convention. “You don’t just give up. You don’t just let things happen. You make a stand! You say no! You have the guts to do what’s right, even when everyone else just runs away.”
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Republic was proclaimed
The republic was declared in 1972. This would eventually lead to the execution of King Louis XVI.
"You don't just give up. You don't just let things happen. You make a stand! You say no! You have the guts to do waht's right, even when everyone else just runs away." - Doctor Who -
King Louis XVI was beheaded
King Louis XVI was accused of commiting high treason against the state on December 11, 1793. On January 16, 1793 it was voted to have him beheaded. January 21, 1793 he was beheaded. "One may tolerate a world of demons for the sake of an angel.” - Doctor Who -
The war was won by Napolean Bonaparte
Napolean helped in the victory of the revelutionary war. On Novermber 9, 1799 he staged a coup which would lead to his dictatorship. Later he made himself emperor. “The universe is big. It’s vast and complicated and ridiculous. And sometimes, very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles.”
— The Doctor -
First Emipire military defeated in 1815
Napoleon had the throne for only 100 days, but then was defeated by the Seventh Coalition at the Battle of Waterloo. After that the Bourbon monarchy was restored, with Louis XVIII reclaiming the throne. “Some people live more in 20 years than others do in 80. It’s not the time that matters, it’s the person.” - Doctor Who
— The Doctor,
