Top 10 Top 10 Events in the French Revolution
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1. 14 July 1789
Storming of the Bastille prison, a symbol of repression, launches the Revolution.
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2. 4 August 1789
The abolition of feudalism, and the right of everyone to be a free citizen is declared.
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3. 26 August 1789
Formal declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, which incorporated the ideals of equality and dignity, later incorporated into the 1791 Constitution.
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4. October 1789
Citizens march on Versailles and the royal family returns to Paris as prisoners in the Tuileries Palace (see Jardin des Tuileries).
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5. 20 June 1791
The royal family try to escape but are spotted in Varenne and return as captives.
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6. 10 August 1792
A mob storms the Tuileries and the royals are imprisoned in the Temple.
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7. 21 September 1792
The monarchy is formally abolished and the First Republic is proclaimed.
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8. 1792–4
“The Terror” reigns, under the radical Commune led by Robespierre, Danton and Marat. Thousands are executed by guillotine.
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9. 21 January 1793
Louis XVI is found guilty of treason and executed. His queen Marie-Antoinette follows him to the guillotine on 16 October.
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10. 28 July 1794
Robespierre is guillotined, ending the Terror, and the Revolution draws to a close.
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