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French Tennis Court Oath
In Versailles, France the third estate which consisted of the clergy and commoners met in a hot in door tennis court after being kicked out of the big courtroom. Inside on this court they took an oath to not separate until a new French constitution had been adopted. -
Storming of Bastille
Bastille was a midevil fortress and prison that represented royalty. It only housed seven prisoners and on the morning of July 14, the Third Estate charged at the prison seeking ammunition and gun powder. -
Abolishment of the Regime
This abolishment took power away from the nobility and also the Catholic clergy. This movemnt positively impacted the peasants. On the night the National Assembly decided to abolish the regime they had called King Louis XVI, "the Restorer of French liberty." -
Declaration of the rights of Man and Citizens
The National Assembly put together a declaration of rights and duties they believed they should have had. Our declaration was heavily based off of and influenced by this one. -
Womans March on Versailles
Women began rioting over the rarity and high prices of bread, and on Oct 5, they marched and raided Versailles, encouraged by other revolutionaries. Once inside, they managed to convince King Louis XVI to return to Paris. After this point in the revolution, Louis no longer had independent authority in France. -
Invention of the Guillotine
The guillotinne was invented by Dr. Antoine Louis and Tobias Schmidt, as a form of 'humane' execution. It was first used on April 25, 1792, and its last reported use in france was on Sep 10 1977. -
France's first Constitution
The first constitution of france, was established after the fall of the Ancien regime, and it supplied France with popular sovereignty. However, the constitution did not last long, ending shortly after, being replaced by another constitution. -
Mary Antoinette's execution
Charged with high treason against France, Mary Antoinette was executed on September 21, 1792, months before her husband. Prior to her conviction and execution, Mary Antoinette supposedly said to the hungry commoners, "Let them eat cake." They became angry about that comment and hatred grew. According to historians though, she never spoke these words. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
King Louis the 16th of France is executed, elected so by a small majority. The guillotine was used for public execution, at 10:22am. His reign over, his decapitated head was bore to the crowd. -
Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte as the first Consul of France
At the end of the French Revolution, Napoleon took over through a coup d'etat in 1799. During his reign, he made many liberal reforms like religious toleration, and successfully led France through many battles. His reign continued until June of 1815, with a gap in 1814.
