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What does Bastille Day celebrate?
storming of the Bastille assignat gouvernements before 1789 revolutionary départements after 1789
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French Revolution: storming of the Bastille
French Revolution Key Facts
Charles-Alexandre de Calonne
French Revolution Timeline
Causes and Effects of the French Revolution
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France: A History Quiz
Napoleon Bonaparte. General Bonaparte on the bridge at Arcole, 17 November, 1796, by Antoine-Jean Gros, Musee National, Chateau de Versailles. The first emblematic image of the Napoleonic myth. Napoleon I
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Capital Execution at the Place de la Revolution between August 1793 and June 1794, oil on canvas by Pierre Antoine De Machy (Demachy), Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France. 37 x 53.5 cm. (Reign of Terror, hanging, guillotine execution, French Revolution)
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Battle of Fleurus (June 16, 1794), the most significant battle in the First Coalition phase of the French Revolutionary Wars; by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, 19th century.
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Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Jean-Francois Janinet, 1777. Color etching and engraving with gold leaf printed on two sheets, 30x13.5 in.
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What does Bastille Day celebrate?
The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, was a pivotal moment in the French...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Did Marie-Antoinette say “Let them eat cake”?
“Qu'ils mangent de la brioche.”
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The true story of Napoleon Bonaparte
It's no wonder that the man called the Little Corporal has captivated the public...
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The controversial life and death of Marie-Antoinette
Overview of Marie-Antoinette's life.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
What happened during the Reign of Terror?
Questions and answers about the Reign of Terror.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Images

Louis XVI: execution by guillotine
The execution of Louis XVI in 1793.
PRISMA ARCHIVO/Alamy
broadside limiting the sale of pamphlets
A 1789 broadside reflecting the royal government's attempt to limit the sale of pamphlets...
The Newberry Library, Wing Fund, 1977 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Calonne
Calonne, detail of an engraving by Brea, 18th century, after a portrait by Elisabeth...
Courtesy of the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Jacques Necker
Jacques Necker, print by Henri Grévedon after a painting by Louis-Joseph-Siffrède...
Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Auguste Couder: Opening of the Estates-General, May 5, 1789
Opening of the Estates-General, May 5, 1789, oil on canvas by Auguste Couder,...
Hulton Archive/Getty Images
storming of the Bastille
The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, undated coloured engraving.
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assignat
Assignat of 15 sols, 1790s.
Sanao
gouvernements before 1789
Gouvernements before 1789.
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revolutionary départements after 1789
Revolutionary départements after 1789.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: portrait of Marie-Antoinette
Marie-Antoinette, painting by Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, 18th century; in the Versailles...
© Ronald Sheridan/Ancient Art & Architecture Collection
execution of Louis XVI
Execution of Louis XVI, 1793.
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Marie-Antoinette
Execution of Marie-Antoinette, 1793; in the Carnavalet Museum, Paris.
De Agostini Picture Library/age fotostock
Pierre-Antoine Demachy: Une Exécution capitale, place de la Révolution
An execution by guillotine during the Reign of Terror, depicted in Une Exécution...
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prisoners awaiting execution during the Reign of Terror
The last prisoners awaiting execution during the Reign of Terror in 1794, undated...
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Napoleon I
First Consul Bonaparte, oil on canvas by Antoine-Jean Gros, c. 1802; National...
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Napoleon I
Bonaparte on the Bridge at Arcole, 17 November 1796, oil on canvas by Antoine-Jean...
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The Battle of the Pyramids
The Battle of the Pyramids, oil on canvas by Louis-François Lejeune, 1806;...
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Caricature of Thomas Paine
English caricature of Thomas Paine's involvement in the French Revolution.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
storming of the Bastille
The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, depicted in an undated coloured engraving.
Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Charles-Alexandre de Calonne
Charles-Alexandre de Calonne.
Courtesy of the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath, an ink drawing done by Jacques-Louis David in 1791,...
Art Media/Heritage-Images
Louis XVI
Louis XVI.
Giraudon—Art Resource/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
storming of the Bastille
The storming of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789, was one of the opening events...
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arrest of Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre is arrested on July 27, 1794.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte wears his imperial robes upon his coronation as emperor of France...
© THOMAS COEX—AFP/Getty Images
French Revolution: storming of the Bastille
An armed mob of Parisians storm the Bastille on July 14, 1789, at the start of the...
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Marie-Antoinette
An oil portrait of Marie-Antoinette, queen of France, was painted in 1783 by Élisabeth...
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Timken Collection (1960.6.41)
Estates-General: May 5, 1789
Opening of the Estates-General, May 5, 1789, an 1839 oil painting by Auguste...
Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Louis XVI
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the French Revolution.
Fine Art Images/age fotostock
execution of Louis XVI
Louis XVI was guillotined in the Place de la Révolution in Paris on January 21, 1793.
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execution of Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre, one of the principal figures in the French Revolution, was...
Classic Vision/age fotostock
Napoleon Bonaparte
French general Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government of France in a coup in...
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Interactives

Timeline of the Napoleonic Era.
Interactive timeline of Napoleon I.
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