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A large angry mob marched to the Bastille to free prisoners taken by KIng Louis XVI, whom they detested. They successfully free 7 prisoners.
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A rebellion of slaves starts in Saint-Domenique adding to the long list of rebellions during the French Revolution.
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A new constution replaces the old one and King Louis has finally acknowledged and accepted it.
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The guillotine becomes a symbol of the French Revolution. It is first used on April 25, 1792
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France adopts the new form of governement changing from an aristocratic monarchy to a reublic.
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After his atempt to flee in June of 1791 , the king was brought to his december trial in 1792. He was guillotined a little over a month later.
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The period known as the Red Terror or the Reign of Terror ended with the fall of Robspeirre. 1,400 were guillotined during the final six weeks of the period of time lasting a year.
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The Constitution of Year X was made and enacted. This is the year that Napoleon becomes Consul for Life and the effective dicator of France.
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An odd part of his coronation was that he didnt allow the pope to crown him, instead he crowned himself. After his coronation he also made himself ruler of all of Italy. He also started to return people to aristocracy, but only the people who had served him well.
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One year before Edmond Dantes is imprisoned Napoleon is exiled to the Isle of Elba.
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Edmond Dantes is wrongly imprisoned for conspiring in the return of Napoleon.
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Louis Dantes, tha father of Edmond, dies from greif and starvation.
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After escaping from the Chateau d'If, Dantes is found in the sea and is rescued by the Jeune-Amelie and its crew and captain. Edomond Dantes is finally free after fourteen years!
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Caderousse dies from the stabs Bendetto gavehim after he denounces God and the Count has revealed himself. He dies inthe Count's house.
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Monsiey de Villefort goes crazy after his true self is revealed by his illigetimate son. When he fless home he finds that not only his wife, whom he told to kill herself, but his son Edouard is also dead. These two deaths are that last straw for his sanity
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When he sees that his revenge has gone to far and killed a small boy, the Count questions whether or not what he was doing was what God wanted him to do.
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The Count of Monte Cristo seeks his revenge by telling Italian bandits that are indebted to him to capture and keep captive Monsieur Danglars. They starve him and take all of his money. Eventually the Count has mercy on Dangalrs and sets him free without a penny left to his name.
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The Count brings Valentine "back to life" and takes Maximilien to the Isle of Monte Cristo where the two lovers are reunited.
