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Thomas Hobbs
He was an enlightment philsopher from England. He believed in absolute monarchy. -
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Absolutism and the French Revolution
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John Locke
He was an enlightment philsopher from England. He believed that all people are born equal with natural rights of life, liberty, and proverty. -
Schooling
Napoleon began his education at a boys school in Ajaccio. At age ten he was allowed to enter French military schools for aristocrats and was sent in 1779, with his older brother Joseph, to the College of Autun in Burgundy, France. -
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The Monarchy
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Napoleon gets his commission
His talent was recognized by his superiors, and he recieved his commission in artillery in 1785. He got a full view of what a military life meant, and became second lieutenant. -
Estates-General
The Estates General was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General. The Third Estate formed into a National Assembly, inviting the other two to join, against the wishes of the king, signaling the outbreak of the French Revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a pivotal event during the first days of the French Revolution. It was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General. -
Storming the Bastille
An angry mob storms the Bastille to gain weapons. They take the prison and kill the commander, beginning The Great Fear. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
Declaration of the Rights of Man is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human rights.The Declaration was directly influenced by Thomas Jefferson, working with General Lafayette, who introduced it, also it was influenced by the doctrine of "natural right." -
Women's March on Versailles
The march was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. It began among women in the marketplaces of Paris who were near rioting over the high price and scarcity of bread. -
Constitution of France
This was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the Absolute Monarchy of the Ancien Regime. One of the basic precepts of the revolution was adopting constitutionality and establishing popular sovereignty. -
Attack on the Tuilleries
The royal family was living under house arrest in the Tuileries Palace. An angry mob got into the building on June 20, 1792, and found their way to the King. Under the Constitution of 1791 the king had exercised his veto of a proposal to punish priests who refused to support the changes to the church. -
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The Republic
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Committee of Public Safety
The Committee was first led by one of the men who engineered the coup of 1792, Georges Danton. It was charged with stabilizing France, ending the civil strife within the country, and defending France's borders from impending invasions from foreign powers. -
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The Committe of Public Safety
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The Terror
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The Fall of Robespierre
The fall of Robespierre was brought about by a combination of those who wanted more power for the Committee of Public Safety, and a more radical policy than he was willing to allow, with the moderates who opposed the revolutionary government altogether. It was overthrown on 9 Thermidor. -
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The Directory
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Napoleonic Code
The code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified. Also, it was not the first legal code to be established in a European country. -
Napoleon Crowned as Emperor
In Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Napoleon I. He is the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. -
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Napoleon as Emperor
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The Battle of Waterloo
In Napoleon's late life he retuned to France and given a second chance. He was defeated in the battle by Britian, and then sent to 2nd exile in the South Alantic. -
Napoleon's death
His personal physician reported on his death certificate that Napoleon died of stomach cancer, but scientists, historians and enthusiasts have questioned the conclusion over the last two centuries. Many thought he was poisoned.
