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King Louis XVI Marries Marie-Antoinette
Marie Antoinette Was The Eleventh Daughter Of The the Holy Roman Emporer Francis I And The Empress Maria Theresa. In 1770 She Married Louis XVI. Louis Was The Oldest Son Of The King Of France. He Became King Four Years Later In 1774 Making Marie Antoinette The Queen Of France. -
King Louis XVI Summons The Estate-General
King Louis Summons The Estate-General For The First Time Since 1614. He Did This Because France Was Bankrupt And The Royal Family Had Been Severely Threatened.It Was An Emergency Situation And The Estates General Were Representatives Of All Classes Who Were Asked For Their View And Vote On The Current State Of France. Meaning Louis XVI Was Forced To Put That Power That Originally Belonged To Him In As Being King, To Them. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath Was A Pledge Made By The Members Of France's National Assembly. The National Assembly Was French Congress Established By Representatives Of The Third Estate To Enact Laws And Reforms In The Name Of The French People. They Vowed To Continue Meeting Up Until They Had Drawn Up A New Constitution. -
The Bastille Is Attacked
The Bastille Was Created By The Monarchy. To Take Down The Monarchy And It The People Of France Invaded The Bastille. The Bastille Was Destroyed During The Riots Of The People When They Found Theirselves Being Faced Down By King Louis XVI's Men Who Were Armed With Muskets And Powder. The Bastille Was Also Attacked To Gain Weapons Which Were Stored And Kept In The Bastille. -
The Guillotine Is Introduced
The Guillotine Was A Device Used To Carry Out The Process Of Executions By Decapitating The Head From The Body In France During The French Revolution. It Consists Of A Tall Upright Frame From Which An Angled Blade Is Suspended. The Blade Is Raised With A Rope And Then Allowed To Drop, Severing The Head From The Body. The Device Is Noted For Long Being The Main Method Of Execution In France And More Particularly For Its Use During The French Revolution. -
What Did Robespierre Want To Do For The French People?
Robespierre Was A Radical, Meaning He Wanted Change From From What Was Currently Going OnIn France. Robespierre Wanted A Change In Government, And Since The Government Was So Closely Linked To The Catholic Church He Began The Process Of "De-Christainization. He Wanted To Prosecute The King And Centralize The Government, And Push Away Revolutionary Reforms Such As Universal Adult Male Suffrage. Anyone Who Stood In His Way Was Killed. -
Marie Antoinette Is Executed
Marie Antoinette Was Convicted Of Treason And Sentenced To Be Guillotined. On October 16, 1793 She Was Taken Through The Streets Of Paris In An Open Cart. She Maintained Her Dignity Until The Bitter End. On The Scaffold She Accidently Stepped On The Executioner's Foot And Her Laast Words Were "Monsieur, I ask Your Pardon. I Did Not Do It On Purpose." -
Execution Of Robespierre
Robespierre Killed Thousands Of People, Sending Them To The Guillotine, Just Because They Still Believed In The Monarchial System Maximilien Robespierre Wanted To Get Rif Of So Desperately. He Killed Everybody That Thought Differently Than Him. He Was The Creator Of The Reign Of Terror And Was Eventually Sent To The Guillotine Himself In 1794 After The French Turned Against Him When Their Eyes Were Opened And Saw What He Had Done. He Didnt Get A Trial And Was Beheaded Faced Upwards.
