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Execution of King Louis XVI
a secret cupboard containing proof of Louis' counter-revolutionary beliefs and correspondence with foreign powers was discovered in Tuileries Palace. -
meeting with the Estates-General
The opening of the Estates General, on 5 May 1789 in Versailles, also marked the start of the French Revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a pledge that was signed in the early days of the French Revolution and was an important revolutionary act that displayed the belief that political authority came from the nation's people and not from the monarchy. -
Storming of the Bastille
On July 14 1789 the Paris mob, hungry due to a lack of food from poor harvests, upset at the conditions of their lives and annoyed with their King and Government, stormed the Bastille fortress (a prison). -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
In its preamble and its 17 articles, it sets out the “natural and inalienable” rights, which are freedom, ownership, security, resistance to oppression -
Women's March on Versailles
Many of the soldiers in the National Guard sided with the women marchers.
The Palace of Versailles was located around 12 miles southwest of Paris.
Future leaders of the French Revolution met with the marchers at the palace including Robespierre and Mirabeau.