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Meeting of the estates general
was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the clergy, the nobles, and the common people. -
The royal family attempts to flee
Louis’s resistance to popular demands was one of the causes of the forcible transfer of the royal family from Versailles to the Tuileries Palace in Paris on October 6. -
Armed citizens storm and capture the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris. -
Feudalism is ended
One of the main events of the French Revolution was to end feudalism, and the old rules, taxes and privileges left over from the age of feudalism. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, is a fundamental document of the French Revolution -
Women lead delegation to King
Women lead delegation to King in Versaille demanding bread. After scuffles, they are fobbed off by the King. -
King formally accepts Constitution
The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the Absolute Monarchy of the Ancien Régime. -
legislative assembly declares war on austria and prussia
By 1792, European Monarchs were eyeing France with suspicion. They had seen the overthrow of Louis XVI, by the French people, and worried that revolutionary fervor would spread to their countries. -
The Convention elected by the Legislative Assembly
The Convention elected by the Legislative Assembly commences, abolished monarchy; day one of the Republican Calendar. -
King Louis Executed
The execution of Louis XVI, by means of the guillotine, took place on 21 January 1793 at the Place de la Révolution. It was a big hit for freanch government.