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Convening the Estate General
The Estates-General of 1789 was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the clergy, the nobles, and the common people. -
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French Revolution Timeline
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Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a pivotal event during the first days of the French Revolution. The Oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General on 20 June 1789. -
The Storm of Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris. -
The Great Fear Starts
The Great Fear was a general panic that occurred between 17 July and 3 August 1789 at the start of the French Revolution. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human rights. -
The Women March on Versailes
The Women stood up for their rights and Marched to the King's front door. -
The Flight of Varennes
The royal family's June 1791 flight to Varennes – a failed attempt to escape to the Belgian border where they would be met by loyal troops -
Constitution of 1971 is Drafted
This is when the French started Drafting the French Constitution. -
National Convention
The National Convention was a single-chamber assembly in France from 21 September 1792 to 26 October 1795. -
Reign of Terror Begins
The Reign of Terror, also known as The Terror, was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between two rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution". -
The Directory Takes Power
The Directory was the government of France during the penultimate stage of the French Revolution. Administered by a collective leadership of five directors, it operated following the Committee of Public Safety and preceding the Consulate. It lasted from 2 November 1795 until 10 November 1799, a period commonly known as the "Directory era." It was overthrown by Napoleon.
