The French Revolution By alexkatie Jan 1, 1789 National Assembly made a Bill of Rights Jan 1, 1789 France is deeply in debt Jul 14, 1789 Storming of the Bastille The peasants storm the Bastille. Nov 1, 1790 French Revolution ends Late 1790s Jan 1, 1791 Royal family tried to flee the country in disguise Jan 1, 1793 They built the guiilotine which became a revolutionary killing machine Jan 21, 1793 Guillotine King Louis XIV Jan 1, 1794 Robespierre is beheaded by the guillotine Oct 1, 1798 French Revolution begins Jan 1, 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte is named emperor