French Revolution

By Noah Tepool
  • Palace of Versailles is built.

    Palace of Versailles is built.

    After Louis XIV showed up, had had some guy named André Le Nôtre to plan out the building. It took about 40 years to complete from start to finish.
  • When King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles

    When King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles

    He moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles. After this, the capital was no longer in Paris, it is now in Versailles. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
  • When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette

    When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette

    This marks the start of the dynamic duo of running a bad country. One too indecisive, the other so decisive that she decides to spend a lot of money on things.
  • When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written

    When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written

  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath

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    French Revolution

  • Bastille is Stormed

    Bastille is Stormed

  • Women’s March on Versailles

    Women’s March on Versailles

  • King Louis is executed XVI

    King Louis is executed XVI

  • The Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror

  • Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory.

    Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory.

  • Creation of the Napoleonic Code

    Creation of the Napoleonic Code

  • Napoleon crowns himself emperor.

    Napoleon crowns himself emperor.

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    Napoleon as Emperor

  • Defeat in Russian Campaign

    Defeat in Russian Campaign

  • When he was exiled

    When he was exiled

  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo