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French Revolution Articles

A (growing) collection of articles explaining key events, ideas, and individuals of the French Revolution.

Maps of the French Revolution

The Siege of Toulon in 1793

Timelines of the French Revolution

Timeline of 1788 – Parlements, Unrest, Summoning of the Estates-General

Timeline of 1789 – Estates-General, Fall of the Bastille, October Days

Timeline of 1790 – Religious Reforms, Federations, Growing Unrest

Timeline of 1791 – Flight, Death, and Escalating Tensions

The Ancien Régime (Old Regime)

The Three Estates of the French Revolution

The First Estate

The Second Estate

The Estates-General

The New Regime (1789-1791)

The Flight to Varennes

The Second Revolution (1792-1793)

The September Massacres

Recommendations on the French Revolution

Best Books on the French Revolution

Grey History