February 1781
Compte Rendu- first public account of France's financial situation published
22 February 1787
Assembly of Notables convened by Calonne, dismissed 8 April
15 August 1787
Parlement of Paris exhiled to Troys for refusing to register reforms
7 June 1788
Day of Tiles in Grenoble- civilians throwing Tiles at the soldiers who had come to arrest the magistrates.
January 1789
Cahiers de Doleance and What is the third Estate?
28 April 1789
Reveillon Riots- under attack due to rumours that Reveillon was trying to cut wages when he was trying to lower price of bread.
1 May 1789
Opening of the Estates- General
17 June 1789
Third Estate and a few clergy declares themselves the National Assembly. no initial action from king- tacit acceptant.
20 June 1789
NA's meeting place closed in preparation for the Royal Session (23 June). 'Oath of the Tennis Court'
11 July 1789
Jacques Necker is dismissed
14 July 1789
Fall of the Bastille- saved the revolution and work of NA.
July- August 1789
The Rural Revolt +The Great Fear
4 August 1789
Night of Patriotic Delirium- abolition of Feudal privileges
5-11 August 1789
August Decrees
27 August 1789
Deceleration of the Rights of Men and Citizens
5-6 October 1789
October days- Women's March to Versailles. Bring back King and family to Versailles +force Louis to pass legislation
12 July 1790
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
27 November 1790
Clerical Oath- all clergy must swear oath of loyalty to the state and Constitution
20-25 June 1791
Flight to Varennes
17 July 1791
Champs de Mars Massacre
1 October 1791
Legislative Assembly
20 April 1792
France declares war on Austria
20 June 1792
First invasion of the Tuileries/ Journee of 20 June
11 July 1792
La patrie en danger
10 August 1792
Second invasion of the Tuileries/Storming of th Tuileries. Louis imprisoned
2-5 September 1792
September Massacres in prisons of Paris
21 September 1792
opening of National Convention. France now a Republic
21 January 1792
Louis Capet executed
6 April 1792
Committee of Public Safety established