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The Storming of the Bastille was an event that occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789, when revolutionaries stormed and seized control of the medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille. -
On 26 August 1789, The assembly adopts this important document, wich as inspired by the American Declaration of Independence. -
The French Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. -
Constitutional liberalism is a form of government that upholds the principles of classical liberalism and the rule of law. It differs from liberal democracy in that it is not about the method of selecting government -
The king, who since 1789 was forced to live in the Tuileries palace instead of Versailles, tried to flee in 1971 but was caught and considered a traitor. -
When a final decision on the question of a respite was taken on January 19, Louis was condemned to death by 380 votes to 310. He was guillotined in the Place de la Révolution in Paris on January 21, 1793 -
In June 1793, The Jacobins overthrew the Gironds in the National Assembly. -
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The Coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France and in the view of most historians ended the French Revolution.. -
In 1804, in front of the Pope, he crowned himself emperor.
was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. He was the de facto leader of the French Republic as First Consul from 1799 to 1804. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again in 1815. -
the French Empire had 130 départements, ruled over 44 million people, and had a large military in Germany, Italy, Spain, and the Duchy of Warsaw. -
FRance's enemies, and France's monarchist met in Vienna in congress. The alliance aimed to restrain liberalism and secularism in Europe in the wake of the devastating in Europe. -
The Bourbons establisehd again an absolute Monarchy, althought with certain liberal, concessions. First, led by Louis XIII, then by his brother Charles X. -
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In 1870, taking advantage of the fact that France (the country responsible at the time for guarding the Papal States) was distracted by involvement in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), the Italian army entered Rome. -
The unification of Germany into the German Empire, a Prussian-dominated nation state with federal features, officially occurred on 18 January 1871 at the Palace of Versailles in France.
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