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The Palace Versaille
The Palace Versaille was built about a century when the French Revolution began. Alot of activity happened at the Versaille around this time. The construction of the Palace of Versailles was finally completed near the end of Louis XIV's life. Construction of the palace went on through the next century. I don't think the construction on the was bad because of the amount of money it cost. -
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
King Louis at the age of 15 marries Marie Antoinette. They are both young and don't know anything about marrige. They are pretty much being forced into this marrige. Louis is not into this marrige at all. Marie is not worried about marrige, she is more worried about herself and the finer thing in life. -
Bastille
It was used to store weapons and at the current time hold political figures arrested due to violation of royal law. The peasants stormed the Bastille after hearing rumors that the king was sending the army to kill pesants and burn their crops. They stromed the Bastille to arm themselves and tear it down. -
Louis XVI calls the first meeting of the General Estates in 175 years
He was forced to call this meeting. France was bankrupt and he needed to call a meeting. Him and his family felt threatened. Since Louis was the king, he had to make some choices. He needed to get things together. -
The Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a result of the growing discontent of the Third Estate in France in the face of King Louis XVI's desire to hold onto the country's history of absolute government. The proposal was a success. On June 20, 1789 they found themselves locked out of their regular meeting place, and so they gathered in an nearby tennis court and vowed that they would continue to meet until they had established a new constitution for France. -
The Decloration of Rights of Man
It was important because it was showing the rights of man. Everyone should be treated equal and nobody should be favored. Everyone needs to to treated with the same amout of respect as the next person and everyone agreed with this. -
The Introduction of Guillotine
A common execution method for a poor criminal was quartering, where the prisoner's limbs were tied to four oxen, then the animals were driven in four different directions ripping the person apart. This was used to cut of peoples heads whwn something wrong was done. The wanted people to suffer as much as possible. -
Robespierre
Robespierre was an activist for the libertarians. He went too far with his revolutionary ideas. He killed thousands of people, sending them to the guillotine, just because they still believed in the monarchial system Maximilien Robespierre wanted to get rid of so desperately. He killed everybody that thought differently than him. He was the creator of the reign of terror and was eventually sent to the guillotine himself in 1794 after the French turned against him. -
Marie Antoinette
MArie Antoninette was executed. She was a prisoner. She may have some value as a hostage in war negotiations with the Austrians, and the National Convention sends emissaries to that effect to the enemy. -
What happens to Robespierre
He fled to the Common Hall, whereupon the Convention declared him an outlaw. The National Guard under Barras turned out to protect the Convention, and Robespierre had his lower jaw broken by a shot fired by a gendarme. He was sent to the guillotine with others along side him.
