French Revolution

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  • Monarchy Restored

    he "Restoration" refers to the reinstatement of the Stuart monarchy in England, Scotland, and Ireland in May 1660, following the period of the Commonwealth and Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell after the execution of Charles I.

  • Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen

    asserted fundamental rights for all citizens, including liberty, equality, and fraternity, and served as a cornerstone for the legal framework of modern democratic societies

  • Louis XBI calls the estates General

  • Storming of Bastille

    This shows coersive power and revolutionary struggle.

  • Tennis court Oath

    the Third Estate refused to submit to the King's authority and declared themselves the National Assembly, vowing to create a constitution, after being locked out of their usual meeting hall

  • Louis XVI Brought to Paris

    After being forcibly moved from Versailles to Paris in October 1789, Louis XVI and his family were essentially held as virtual prisoners in the Tuileries Palace, and his credibility as a monarch was further eroded after their failed escape attempt in June 1791, leading to his trial and execution in 1793.

  • Execution of Louis XVI

    He was put to death by guillotine.

  • Committee of Public Safety created

    to defend the newly formed French Republic against both foreign and internal threats, and to oversee the executive government during the tumultuous period of the French Revolution
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    Fall of Girondins

    caused by their reluctance to adopt emergency measures for the defense of the Revolution and to provide for the economic demands of the Parisian workers

  • Death of Marat

    a prominent figure during the French Revolution, was assassinated on July 13, 1793, by Charlotte Corday, a Girondin sympathizer, who stabbed him in his bathtub while he was taking a medicinal bath for a skin condition.
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    Reign of Terror Begins

    also known as The Terror, was a period of violence during the French Revolution incited by conflict between two rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins

  • Execution of Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette was executed by guillotine on October 16, 1793, at the Place de la Révolution in Paris, after being convicted of treason and crimes against the state by the Revolutionary Tribunal.

  • Execution of Dantonists

    Danton was beheaded at sunset, together with group of fifteen people which included Hérault de Séchelles, Westermann and Philippeaux among others. Hérault de Séchelle was first, Desmoulins died third and Danton last.
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    Thermidorian Reaction

    refers to the period following the overthrow and execution of Maximilien Robespierre and his allies on July 27-28, 1794, marking the end of the Reign of Terror and a shift towards more conservative policies

  • Robiespierre executed

    Maximilien Robespierre, a prominent figure of the French Revolution, was arrested and executed by guillotine on July 28, 1794, marking the end of the Reign of Terror and the beginning of the Thermidorian Reaction.

  • Constitution of the Year III

    established a liberal republic with a bicameral legislature, a five-member Directory as the executive, and a franchise based on tax payment

  • Napoleon saves the Directory

    This overthrew the French Directory, a weak and corrupt government, and established the French Consulate, with Napoleon as the First Consul, effectively ending the French Revolution

  • Fall of the Directory

    the French Directory was brought down by a combination of political corruption, economic instability, and a lack of public support.

  • Napoleon becomes First Consul

    Napoleon became First Consul of France in 1799 after orchestrating the Coup of 18 Brumaire, overthrowing the Directory and establishing the Consulate, a government where he held the real power.

  • Napoleonic Code

    The Napoleonic Code was a set of laws that unified France's legal system in 1804. It was also known as the Civil Code of 1804 or the Code Napoléon.

  • Napoleon crowns himself emperor

    On December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a symbolic act that marked the birth of the First French Empire and established the imperial Bonaparte Dynasty.
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    Napoleon invades Russia

    French invasion of Russia, invasion of the Russian Empire by Napoleon I's Grande Armée. The Russians adopted a Fabian strategy, executing a prolonged withdrawal that largely denied Napoleon a conclusive battle.

  • Napoleon defeated in Russia

    Napoleon's disastrous 1812 invasion of Russia, which began in June and ended in December, resulted in the near-total destruction of his Grande Armée due to a combination of Russian resistance, harsh weather, and logistical challenges, ultimately leading to his downfall.
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    Napoleon exiled to Elba

    Following his abdication in 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the island of Elba, a small Mediterranean island off the coast of Italy, where he ruled for about a year before escaping and returning to France for his "Hundred Days".

  • Napoleon escapes Elba

    Napoleon Bonaparte, exiled to the island of Elba, escaped and returned to France, initiating the Hundred Days, a period of his brief return to power before his final defeat at Waterloo.