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The extremist Jacobins and the Mountain barely voted for the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette for murder when attempting to organize a counter-revolution since there had been no place for a monarch in the new republic.
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When representatives of the Third Estate, which stands for "the people," establish a separate National Assembly in order to push for constitutional change, the Estates-General falls. It's a daring threat to the King's power. -
Paris experiences a surge of revolutionary hysteria that raises concerns about a military takeover. Rebels storm the Bastille, which is an emblem of royal authority and jail, in vengeance. Paris escapes the King's grasp. In France, today is observed as Bastille Day. -
Louis XVI finds himself forced to leave the luxury of Versailles and travel to Paris by an armed group of Parisian women. Although women are still denied privileges by the National Assembly, the French monarchy came to an end at Versailles. -
Since the National Assembly disapproves of the church holding power, they take advantage of this to establish their control over the clergy.
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Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI hoped to organize a counterrevolution to retake the country and reclaim their position of power. Louis XVI makes an attempt to flee Paris, but he is apprehended and recognized in Varennes, which causes him to fail and bring shame upon himself for deserting the French people. Louis XVI totally loses the confidence of the French people and is about to go on trial, despite his best efforts to make it appear as though he was abducted.
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After the King is put to death, France declares war on other European nations. This marks the height of the French Revolution's violence. The extremist Montagnards seized control of the National Convention as a result of internal strife.
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The French Revolution took a drastic turn as protesters arrested the King following a protracted period of deliberation over the details of the new constitution. The National Convention is founded the next month. With this, the French Republic was founded and the monarchy was declared to be abolished. Following a trial, the King is executed for being a traitor.
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The Directory, a new government, comes to power in France. The army, now under the command of a youthful general named Napoleon Bonaparte, silences the still-unstable internal political climate. A string of military victories ensues during which the Dutch Republic surrenders, peace is achieved through the Prussians and Spanish, and what has become Belgium is annexed. -
The four years the Directory ruled were a disaster, as they gave over a lot of authority to the military to keep the peace. As dissatisfaction with their leadership approaches a breaking point. Napoleon organized a coup d'état, disbanding the Directory and designating himself as France's "first consul." With this, the French Revolution came to an end and the Napoleonic era began.