The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

The French Revolution (1789)

The French Revolution began in May 1789 when a constitutional monarchy replaced the Ancien Régime. In 1792, the monarchy was abolished in favor of the First French Republic, which led to the execution of Louis XVI in 1793. A period of political unrest culminated in the appointment of Napoleon as First Consul in 1799, which is when the revolution is thought have ended.

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