French revolution timeline.
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Updated: 1 Nov 2021
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Created byKEVIN BLANKS
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King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and QueenKing Louis XVI summons the Estates General.National Assembly formedThe Enlightenment (Age of Reason)Members of the Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath demanding certain rights from the king.Fall of the BastilleNational Assembly writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the CitizenMarch to Versaillesfrench dreams of continental hegemony.war of austrian succession.French military defeated and humiliated.The Jacobin Club is formed. Its members become some of the most radical leaders of the French Revolution.The Third Estate (commoners) declares the National Assembly.A large group of women (and men) march from Paris to Versailles to demand lower bread prices. They force the king and queen to move back to Paris.The "Flight to Varennes" occurs when the royal family, including King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, attempt to flee France. They are captured and returned to France.Napoleon overthrows the Directory and establishes the French Consulate with Napoleon as leader of France. This brings an end to the French Revolution.The French Revolution begins with the Storming of the Bastille.
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