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  • The Bastille is taken

    The Bastille is taken

    The first event of the french revolution is the take of the prison "La Bastille"
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    Revolution

    In this period the french people lead an uprising move against the awful government of Louis XVI that would end with the kings death. Sadly their independence would not last that long...
  • Declaration of human rights

    Declaration of human rights

    Written by the revolutionaries, the declaration of human rights is a text that shows the fundamental rights of every man, not women just men.
  • Abolition of privileges

    Abolition of privileges

    Since the church and and the crown didn't have to pay any taxes the “Assemblée national” decides to change so everyone had to pay the same amount of money to the country.
  • First constitution

    First constitution

    The french people write and present the very first constitution of the country to the king, whom accepts it.
  • Battle at the palace of "Tuleries"

    Battle at the palace of "Tuleries"

    The fight between the monarchy and the french people increases and the royal palace of Tuleries leading to an abolition of monarchy.
  • Dead of Louis XIV

    Dead of Louis XIV

    After a long reign full of crisis from start to the end the revolutionaries decide to kill their king by cutting his head in the guillotine
  • Robespierre death

    Robespierre death

    After the kings death Robespierre started a one year long period that was called "La Terreur". In this period Robespierre would kill anyone who had unrevolutionary ideas. This awful time would end with the death of Robespierre in the guillotine
  • Suffrage Universel

    The "suffrage universel" replaces the "suffrage censitaire" and now every man in France can vote, no just the rich people as it was before.
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    First empire

    In this period of time Napoleon Bonaparte took control of France and became it's first emperor
  • Napoleon strikes

    Napoleon strikes

    Napoleon Bonaparte lead an coup against the current government, directory and replaced it with the Consul with him as first consul.
  • The Concordat

    The Concordat

    Napoleon Bonaparte signs an agreement with the church so this one returns to France, because the Revolution eliminated the church from the country.
  • Napoleon coronation

    Napoleon coronation

    In Notre Dame, Napoleon becomes the emperor of the french people. The pope Pius VII gave Napoleon the crown. The first empire begins.
  • Vienna Congress

    Vienna Congress

    In order to reorganise Europe the leaders of every empire have a reunion to divise the continent in order to stop more revolutions as in France.
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    The bourbon"monarchy"

    After Napoleon abdicated another monarchy took place in France lead by the bourbonic house, however the new king Charles X had to accept some of the Revolution ideas such as a constitutional monarchy, the parlament and more.
  • Waterloo

    Waterloo

    The wish of expansion of Napoleon killed him. After an outrageous loss in the city of Waterloo Napoleon decides to abdicate and is obligated to live in exile in the island of Saint Helen, this was the end of the first french empire
  • Massacre of Chios

    Massacre of Chios

    After an uprising from the habitants of the island of Chios, the Ottomans made a 23 000 people massacre. After this the Uk, France and Russia were in favor of Greece independence, this was to stop the Ottoman empire from entering Europe and a new ally.
  • France takes Algeria

    France takes Algeria

    The French monarchy decides to invade Algeria in 1830. This move was supported and devolised in equal parts by many people in the country
  • The "4 ordenances"

    King Charles X makes public the"4 ordenences" in which he censors the press, disolves the chamber and limits the right the vote. This made the people angry and ready for another revolution.
  • The "3 glorieuses" or the July Revolution

    The "3 glorieuses" or the July Revolution

    After an awful monarchy by Charles X the people started anther revolution in which the king was overthrowened and his cousin the duke of Orleans Louis Phillipe ascended to the power.
  • First opium war

    First opium war

    After England tried to force opium in to China a war exploded in China. This war was won by the english crown and opium was forced in China.
  • The "Printemps des peuples"

    The "Printemps des peuples"

    During 1848 a revolutionary wave hit Europe and many countries got their independence as France, Greece and many more
  • The II french republic

    The II french republic

    After the february revolution that overthrew the king Louis Philippe the second french republic started
  • The second empire

    The second empire

    The current president of France and the nephew of the last emperor, Louis Napoleon coronates himself as France new emperor
  • Second opium war

    Second opium war

    Sick of the UK imposing their commerce in China, the Qin dynasty starts a new war against the english crown and the french empire. And again the english crown wins the war, imposing more unequal treaties to the chinese people.
  • Puebla battle

    Puebla battle

    The wish of expation of Napoleon took him to Mexico were he tried to take the city of Puebla. But surprisingly the Mexican army resisted the french advances and won the battle
  • The 3rd rpublic

    The 3rd rpublic

    After the second empire the french people had enough of empires are monarchies so they decided to create a new republic. This one would last more than the others
  • The Franco-Prussian war

    The Franco-Prussian war

    This war opposed the kingdom of Prussia and the French empire. The war lead to France losing many teritories such as the Alsace-Lorrain. This meant the fall of the second empire
  • World War 1

    World War 1

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is killed in a trip to Serbia, this was the spark that started one of the most deadly conflicts in the history of humanity.