Fwench+Revowushaan!

   You Say You Want A Revolution...       

 __The Bad Times Are Upon Us__ France was an absolute monarchy. The aristocrats were iving in luxury and the peasants were struggling. The Catholic Church cast a shadow across religious minorities. The country was in national debt from wars and the extravagant lifestyles of the royalty, and taxes were enraging the poor. There was famine and unemployment, a sense of desperation was spreading. The king had previously fired advisors that had been seen as representatives of the people. The public of France was losing interest in absolute monarchies, and they wanted a Republic.

  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(160,8,8); FONT-FAMILY: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; COLOR: #236124; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; COLOR: #1c691e; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Louis XVI <span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; COLOR: #1c691e; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> <span style="COLOR: #1b5e17; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; COLOR: #1c5920; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Marie Antoinette

<span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> __The Way it Went__ 1598 :: E dict of Nantes allows religious tolerance 1661 :: Louis XIV builds Palace of Versailles with over $100 million <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1685 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: Louis XIV removes Edict of Nantes...Hugenots flee France <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1715 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: Louis XIV dies and France is left in debt from money spent supporting the arts <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1774 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: Louis XV dies and France is in more debt from wars <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1789 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: Peasants are furious with unfair tax system and bad harvest of previous year <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1789 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: Louis XVI calls Estates General meeting in Versailles to approve tax plan <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1789 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: Third Estate become National Assembly and make Tennis Court Oath 1789 :: Bastille is stormed. The War has begun! <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1789 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: National Assembly ends feudalism and serfdom <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1789 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: National Assembly issues Declaration of the Rights of Man 1789 :: Paris women invade Versailles <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1790 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1790 :: <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Constitution of 1791 is adopted <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1791 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: Louis XVI and family arrested during escape attempt <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1792 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: France declares war on Austria <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1792 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: National Convention has first meeting <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1793 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: Louis XVI executed <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1793 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: National draft calls able-bodied men to join army <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1793-4 :: <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> Reign of Terror court sentences 30,000 people to death <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1794 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: National Convention arrests Robespierre <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1794 :: <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> Robespierre is beheaded <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1795 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: New Constitution is adopted <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1799 <span style="COLOR: #1e5c21; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> :: Directory falls, French Revolution is over!

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