The French Revolution

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    The French Revolution

  • The Tennis Court Oath

    The Tennis Court Oath
    Representatives of the tiers état form a National Assembly swearing not to leave until a new constitution is established.

  • The French people storm the Bastille

    The French people storm the Bastille
    Armed citizens storm and capture the Bastille.

  • The Capture of The King

    The Capture of The King
    Louis XVI attempts to flee to Varennes but is recognised and forcibly returned to Paris.

  • The People Storm Louie's Castle

    The People Storm Louie's Castle
    Jacobin masses storm the Tuileries Palace, massacring the Swiss Guard, and the King imprisoned.

  • The Exicution

    The Exicution
    Louis XVI executed.

  • The Death Of Marie-Antoinette

    The Death Of Marie-Antoinette
    Marie-Antoinette tried and executed.

  • The Mass Murder

    The Mass Murder
    (22 Prairial) procedures for mass trial and execution implemented. Victims will go to the guillotine now in batches of 50 or 60 at a time. An estimated 2,750 are executed of whom the great majority are poor

  • The Rise of Napoleon

    The Rise of Napoleon
    Napoleon assumes command of French army in Italy.

  • The Rise Of Napoleon

    The Rise Of Napoleon
    (18th Brumaire) Napoleon Bonaparte named “First Consul,” now the effective dictator.

  • The Crowning of Napoleon

    The Crowning of Napoleon
    Napoleon consecrated as Emperor.