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The Palace of Versailles was built to demonstrate the power that Louis XIII had.
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King Louis XVI had begun to make Versailles his own personal palace and decided to move the capitol to Versailles to escape the chaos Paris was beginning to be consumed by.
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King Louis XVI Marries Marie Antoinette
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The French Revolution lasted from 1789 through 1794.
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The Tennis Court Oath happened when the National Assembly was called to meet.
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Bastille is stormed by the peasants and working class in order to get weapons and ammunition to fight back against the government.
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This is the Third Estate's constitution that was written to overthrow King Louis XVI and eventually became the Constitution of France.
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The Women's march on Versailles was one of the most significant events of the French Revolution.
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King Louis was guillotined because he was found guilty of treason.
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The Reign of Terror was lead by The Committee of Public Safety and Maximilian Robespierre.
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Napoleon stages a coup against a weak and corrupted government.
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Napoleon creates the first set of systemic laws for France.
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Napoleon names himself Emperor of France.
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Napoleon realizes his defeat after a cold Russian Winter sets in and more than a third of his troops were dead.
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Napoleon is defeated at Waterloo because he was outsmarted by his enemies.
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Napoleon is exiled after his defeat at The Battle Of Waterloo
