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People in power imposed new taxes and to undertake reforms in the country. The opening of the Estates General marked also the start of the French Revolution. -
When representatives of the lower class, rebelled during the assembly of the Estates-General. This happened at the beginning of the French Revolution. -
The opposing force attempted to storm and take control of the medieval armoury, prison now known as the Bastille. -
The declaration was there to remind the citizens to continually obey to the rules and duties as well as have rights. -
The Women's March on Versailles was when women began to riot due to the high price of bread. The market women as well as their allies, grew into a mob of thousands. -
In 1791 a new constitution was finished. Louis acted as if he supported the new constitution, but actually hoped the revolution would fail. The public soon found this out. He attempted to escape France in June 1791, but he was caught. In November 1792, Louis’ counter-revolutionary beliefs as well as correspondence with foreign powers was uncovered .He was brought to jail for treason and executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793, his wife was killed the same way nine months later. -
Reign of Terror - World History Encyclopedia
The Reign of Terror , was a climactic period of state-sanctioned violence during the French Revolution (1789-99), which saw the public executions and mass killings of thousands of counter-revolutionary 'suspects' -
Robespierre and a number of his followers were arrested at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. They were then executed in front of a crowd.
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Invasion of Russia by Napoleon I's Grande Armée from October to December in 1812. The French army was forced to retreat after Russian forces refused to engage in battle with them. -
Civil Code of France marked the first major revision and reorganization of laws since the Roman era. -
Napoleon and Joséphine were crowned Emperor and Empress of the French on Sunday, December 2, 1804 at Notre-Dame de Paris in Paris. -
The Peninsular War was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.