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Paris : 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.
2. 4 August 1789

The abolition of feudalism, and the right of everyone to be a free citizen is declared.
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.
4. October 1789

Citizens march on Versailles and the royal family returns to Paris as prisoners in the Tuileries Palace (see Jardin des Tuileries).
5. 20 June 1791

The royal family try to escape but are spotted in Varenne and return as captives.
6. 10 August 1792

A mob storms the Tuileries and the royals are imprisoned in the Temple.
7. 21 September 1792

The monarchy is formally abolished and the First Republic is proclaimed.
8. 1792–4

“The Terror” reigns, under the radical Commune led by Robespierre, Danton and Marat. Thousands are executed by guillotine.
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.
10. 28 July 1794

Robespierre is guillotined, ending the Terror, and the Revolution draws to a close.