The French Problem

By MarkFouad
  • Versailles is built

    Versailles is built

    This 300 billion dollar palace is constructed using money collected from peasants and poor city workers.
  • The death of Louis XIV

    The death of Louis XIV

    Although he was an absolute monarch his death brought another absolute monarch who did not help the French people but instead continued the construction and expansion ov Versailles.
  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille

    this landmark prison stood for the old regime and by destroying it the citizens proved that they have the power and not the government.
  • Calling of the Estates General

    Calling of the Estates General

    This was the first time this group was called to solve the nation's problems since 1614
  • King Louis XVI is Exectuted

    King Louis XVI is Exectuted

    Although the exectution was not favored this was the event that moved france through the revolution and started the new regime.