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Storming of the Bastille
The Bastille was a royal prison and towering opression of the King and royal order. A large crowd gathered at the prison and tried to organise a handover of the gunpowder that the prison held, but the Governor of the Bastille (de Launey) refused so they broke into the prison courtyard and the prison guards opened fire and killed around 100 of the crowd. The prison doors were blown open and the crowd invaded, forcing de Launey to surrender. -
Women's March to Versailles
A crowd of around 7000 (mainly) militant working women of France marched to the King's Palace in Versailles demanding the price of bread and food be brought down and that people who were unpatriotic towards the Revolution be punished. They burst into the King's chambers and marched the royals and the national assembly back to Paris. -
Flight to Varennes
King Louis XVI was not happy with the number of changes and reforms being wanted by the Assembly so he attemped to escape to Austria, where he was promised safety. He planned to make an army of counter-revolutionaries, but he was captured and the plan failed. The trust of the French people in Louis dissolved and suspicions were raised about the threat of a royalist counter-revolutionary plot. This helped radicalize the Revolution. -
Champ de Mars Massacres
Crowds gathered to sign a petition for a republican constitution and deposition of the King. Things got out of hand, more distrust was created, and it was the beginning of two separate revolutions. The original revolution began in 1789, and a new, more radical one was to be aimed at making France a republic.. -
Storming of the Tuileries
The popular movement marched into the Kings Tuileries Palace and demanded that he wear the red bonnet (symbol of the revolution) and toast the nation. He was hesitant, but he did so anyway. The crowd also demanded that he end his veto powers and recall Girondin ministers, but he refused, letting the crowd disperse. -
Formation of Paris Commune
The 48 local councils of Paris merged into a sort of parliament. they wanted to be recognised at the governing body for the working people. -
Overthrow of the Monarchy
The Paris Commune organized about 20,000 people for a demonstrationg against the King. The crowd invaded the palace and killed everyone in sight. The King recognised the commune and agreed to set up a new parliament; thus making the revolution shift to being run by middle class to working class. -
September Massacres
People formed vigilante groups and condemned around 1200 prisoners to death on suspicion of counter-revolutionary planning which was very unlikely. It was caused by the imminent threat and paranoia of an invasion by Austrian/Prussian forces. -
Republic is Declared
The National Convention was set up to provide a new constitution after the disposition of the King. It first met on Sept. 21, 1792 and proclaimed France as a Republic the next day. -
End of the Revolution
Napolean seized control in a coup d'etat, assuming dictatorial powers. However, some say the "air of revolution" ended in 1815 when the Bourbon dynasty was restored under King Louis XVIII. -
Betrothal Feast of Edmond and Mercedes
Edmond Dantes returns home, greets his father, and visits his beautiful fiancee, Mercedes. Instead of waiting, they decide to have the wedding the next day. It is there that Dantes is accused of being a Bonapartist and is then thrown into jail (and only to go to the Chateau d'If a few days later). -
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Time Spent in Prison
In his 14 years spent in prison, Dantes swears vengeance and changes into "Dantes II". He met his new father, Abbe Faria, who taught him all he knew. -
Escape from Prison
Taking the place of the dead body of Abbe Faria, Dantes is carried out of the prison and then thrown into the ocean. He breaks free of the cannon ball around his feet before he drowns and swims to safety. He is picked up by sailors, easily joining them and planning out his next move. -
Dantes Finds His Fortune
Dantes sails to the Isle of Monte Cristo to find the vast fortune of the Spada family left to him by Abbe Faria. He later uses this fortune for the benefit of his true friends as well as for the vengeance he plans. -
Death of Caderousse
The first death out of all of Dantes's enemies to occur. Benedetto took Caderousse's life by stabbing him, but Dantes granted him a quarter of an hour left to live in order to reveal to him who he really was. -
Recap of the past 14 Years
Caderousse, facing poverty and despair, is met by the Abbe Busoni, an Italian priest (actually Dantes in disguise), and told he could have a large jewel in return for information of Dantes's "friends." Always greedy, Caderousse tells the disguised Dantes what occured since Dantes was arrested, unknowingly filling Dnates in on what had happened during his absence. -
The Duel
The Count of Morcerf AKA Fernand Mondego is revealed to have committed acts of treachery thanks to Haydee. Upset and angered that his friend was behind this, Albert challenges the Count of Monte Cristo to a duel. The duel, however, starts and ends with an apology from Albert. If the duel had happened, the count would have lost on purpose so that Mercedes's son could live. -
Fernand's Suicide and His Family's Departure
Having lost, Fernand commits suicide. It is the second death and victory for Dantes, but there is still two more to go. Mercedes and Albert, rather than suffering from the man's tarnished name, depart together and choose to live a different life starting from scratch. -
Saving Morrel & Son
The shipowning company of Morrel & Son is in financial ruin and Monsieur Morrel contemplates suicide to keep his honor. However, they are saved when Sinbad the Sailor and Lord Wilmore (both are Dantes) rebuild the Pharaon and save the company. -
Trial of Villefort and Final Poisoning
Villefort is the next to come crashing down, this time with the help of his illegitimate son, Benedetto. His job as a prosecutor is ruined due to his past sins. He comes home, hoping that his second wife is still alive so that "her sins may pale before his," but he is too late. Heloise Villefort poisoned herself and her son, causing Villefort to go mad. The count, seeing this tragedy, rethinks if his revenge was worth it after dragging two innocent lives into it. -
Danglars and Luigi Vampa
Danglars tries to escape with 5 million francs, but he is caught by Luigi Vampa. He is emaciated after nearly starving himself (he had to pay for food and it was ridiculously expensive). The Count appears, takes the money (which was important to Danglars), and left him in the middle of nowhere. -
The End
Valentine isn't really dead so she reunites with her love Maximilien. The count was about to leave the world because he got his revenge, but he was able to love again. He sailed away with Haydee and left Maximilien and Valentine part of his fortune.
