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14th July 1789: Storming of the Bastille in Paris

  • 14th July 2022
  • Tagged as: France, French Revolution, Louis XVI, Revolution, Versailles

The morning of the 14th July 1789 saw the beginning of the French Revolution when Parisian revolutionaries stormed the Bastille, a large fortress, prison and ammunition store that symbolised everything that was wrong with the monarchy.

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20th June 1789: Tennis Court Oath sworn by the French National Assembly in which they vowed not to separate until a written constitution had been established

  • 20th June 2022
  • Tagged as: Democracy, Estates General, France, French Revolution, Louis XVI, Monarchy, National Assembly, Nobility, Revolution, Tennis Court Oath, Third Estate

The Deputies of the French Third Estate swore not to separate until a written constitution had been established for the country.

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6th February 1778: France and the US sign the first treaties that recognise American independence

  • 6th February 2022
  • Tagged as: Alliance, America, American Revolution, American War of Independence, Benjamin Franklin, Britain, Diplomacy, Economy, France, Louis XVI, Trade

France and the United States signed the first two treaties ever negotiated by the American government, and which formally recognised the independence of the United States.

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21st January 1793: Former French King Louis XVI executed by guillotine at the Place de la Revolution in Paris

  • 21st January 2022
  • Tagged as: Execution, France, French Revolution, Guillotine, Louis XVI, Politics, Regicide, Revolution

The blade fell at 10.22am, after which it is reported that a number of members of the public rushed forward to dip their handkerchiefs in Louis’ blood.

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21st January 1793: Louis XVI executed for high treason

  • 21st January 2019
  • Tagged as: France, French Revolution, Guillotine, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Monarchy, Paris, Republic

On the 21st January 1793, former French King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine at the Place de la Revolution in Paris.

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