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Causes of French Revolution
One of the causes of the French Revolution is debt. The King and the Queen had spent way to much money on things that weren't at all necessary. Such as throwing loads of parties and spending half of their wealth on clothes.. And it didn't help either that King Louis ate half of his body weight in one sitting. -Notes and my sarcasm -
National Assembly Created
During the French Revolution, the Assemblée nationale was a transitional body between the États Genereaux and the National Constituent Assembly. It existed from June 17 to July 9 of 1789.-Wipedia -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath (French: Serment du jeu de paume) was a pivotal event during the first days of the French Revolution. The Oath 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 on 20 June 1789. The only person who did not sign was Joseph Martin-Dauch, a politician.-Wikipedia -
Storming of 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. The prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming but was a symbol of the abuses of the monarchy: its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.-Wikipedia -
Results of the French Revolution
On August 4th 1789 Feudalism was abolished. Nobles, Clergy, Towns, Provinces, and Companies lost all their special privaleges. -
Declaration of Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (French: Déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen) is a declarative French political document defining a set of individual rights and collective rights of all of the estates as one, brought on by the French Revolution.-Wikipedia -
The Bread March
Was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. The march began among women in the marketplaces of Paris who, on the morning of 5 October 1789, were near rioting over the high price and scarcity of bread.-Wikipedia -
French Revolution Results.
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Royal Escape
On the night of June 21 1791 King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette tried to flee with their kids to the safety of Austria. But as they were nearing Austria they were recognised and sent back to Paris where they were thrown in jail.-Notes -
King Louis XVI's Trial
King Louis XVI had 33 charges placed on him at his trial and the last being he had allowed Frenchmen blood to flow. There were 721 voters in all and 361 voted for death without conditions. Louis was sentenced to death by gullotine. -
Execution of King louis XVI
The execution of King Louis XVI took place by means of the guillotine at the revolutionary square.The death of the king was a major event on the French Revolution-Wikipedia -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that occured during the French Revolution. The Guillotine became the symbol of the French cause, with a string of deaths that stregthened it. King louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were executed by the Guillotine.-Wikipedia -
Trial of Marie Antoinette
Before she was killed Maire Antoinette was held in a courtroom for evaluation. By the end she was found guilty for treason an was taken back ot prison where she would be taken away to the guillotine the next day. -
Death of Queen Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette died by the same means of her husband, by the guillotine. She was charged with treasony and was beheaded. Her last words were "Pardon me sir, I didn't mean to" after she accidently stepped on the exexutioners foot while climbing the stairs.-Wikipedia -
Death of Maximillen Robespierre
Robespierre tried to kill himself with a pistol but managed only to shatter his lower jaw, although some eye-witnesses claimed that Robespierre was shot by Charles-André Merda. Later he layed on the table where he awaited a doctor to attempt to stop the bleeding in his jaw, The next day Robspierre was Guillotined without trial.-Wikipedia -
Napolean Bonaparte Rises to Power
Some say that the end ofthe French Revolution when was Napolean Bonaparte rose to power. He became Empreor of France in 1804 after deminishing the government.
