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The Estates-General were convened on May 5, 1789, and quickly faced a division over two voting methods: by head or by estate. On June 17, the Third Estate declared itself the National Assembly in middle of several tensions, threatning to continue without the other estates. Many parish priests supported the Third Estate, outnumbering the upper clergy among the church's representatives. -
On June 20, 1789, the representatives of France's Third Estate, showed defiance during the Estates-General by refusing to disband if a written constitution wasn't established. Locked out of their meeting hall, they met in a nearby tennis court, and promised to stay united against the nobility clergy. Facing their solidarity, King Louis XVI eventually ordered these groups to join the National Assembly on June 27, indicating a key event in the French Revolution. -
On July, 14, 1789, it was rumoured that that King Louis XVI was about to arrest France’s newly constituted National Assembly. This led to a crowd of Parisians besieging the Bastille, an old fortress that had been used since 1659 as a state prison. This victory over royal authority became a symbol of revolutionary struggle, leading to the establishment of Bastille Day as a national holiday in France, commemorating the event. -
The August Decrees was a set of 19 articles passed National Constituent Assembly, whose goal was to end tax exemption privileges of the upper classes and feudalism. This was a significant moment during the Revolution. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, adopted by France’s National Assembly from August 20 to August 26, 1789, comprises 17 articles that laid the foundation for human liberties and inspired the French Revolution. Some articles declared: All men are born and remain free and equal in rights (Artcle 1). All citizens were equal before the law and were to have the right to participate in legislation directly or indirectly (Article 2) -
This event was a key moment of the Revolution. King Louis XVI of France , his wife Queen Marie Antoinette , and their children attempt to escape from Paris on the night of 20-21 June 1791. Even though they make it to the small town of Varennes-en-Argonne, they finally end up being arrested and returned to Paris. -
France declared war on Austria due to its support for émigrés and military buildup. The declaration stated that France was not making war for conquest, but out of necessity to defend its freedom and independence. France entered the conflict with an unprepared military: many experienced officers had emigrated, discipline was poor, and revolutionary politics undermined the army’s cohesion. -
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