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Early 18th century - The people are now questioning things

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1756 to 1763

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The marriage of Louis and Marie Antoinette.

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The marriage of Louis and Marie Antoinette.

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May 16 1770 - took around 7 years to have a child, tension between Austrian and french king

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The death of King Louis XV. His grandson becomes King Louis XVI.

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The death of King Louis XV. His grandson becomes King Louis XVI.

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May 10 1774 - war mongering eg. 7 years war - 1 billion livres

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June 11, 1775 - The king is now the divine right to power

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1775 - Lafayette brought american revolutionary spirit back to France and inspired the people

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After attempting some limited economic reform, finance minister Anne Robert Turgot is dismissed by Louis XVI.

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After attempting some limited economic reform, finance minister Anne Robert Turgot is dismissed by Louis XVI.

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May 1776

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19 February 1781

Account of France's finances although misleading

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The Treaty of Paris brings the American Revolutionary War to a close. Involvement in the war has cost the French government more than 1.8 billion livres.

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The Treaty of Paris brings the American Revolutionary War to a close. Involvement in the war has cost the French government more than 1.8 billion livres.

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September 3, 1783

Motivated by French dislike for England. Expenses of the international war hurt France economically, and prompt calls of hypocrisy, as the French royals are financially supporting a revolution against a monarch.

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The king appoints lawyer Charles de Calonne as the controller-general of finances.

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The king appoints lawyer Charles de Calonne as the controller-general of finances.

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November 1783

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Marie Antoinette and her inner circle become embroiled in the ‘Diamond Necklace affair’. 

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Marie Antoinette and her inner circle become embroiled in the ‘Diamond Necklace affair’. 

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1784 to 1785

Symbolic of Marie Antoinette's lavish spending habits and the people's dislike for their extravagant queen due to her luxuries.

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Calonne informs Louis of the nation's imminent bankruptcy, proposing taxation reform

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Calonne informs Louis of the nation's imminent bankruptcy, proposing taxation reform

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August 20 1786

Proposes reforms such as land tax, stamp duty and commutation of the corvee

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1787

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The parlement registers further national loans but declares all lettres de cachet to be illegal.

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The parlement registers further national loans but declares all lettres de cachet to be illegal.

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January 1788

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Sieyes publishes What is the Third Estate?

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Sieyes publishes What is the Third Estate?

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January 1789 - encourages further enlightenment thinking

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 Louis XVI orders the drafting and compilation of cahiers de doleances or ‘books of grievances’. 

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 Louis XVI orders the drafting and compilation of cahiers de doleances or ‘books of grievances’. 

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January 1789 - estates could have a say on what issues were impacting them - dominated by the bourgeoisie

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Rumours about wage freezes triggers the Reveillon riots.

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Rumours about wage freezes triggers the Reveillon riots.

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April 28, 1789

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May 5, 1789.

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Third Estate declares itself to be the National Assembly

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Third Estate declares itself to be the National Assembly

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17 June 1789

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Louis XVI orders the mobilisation of royal troops, particularly around Paris.

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Louis XVI orders the mobilisation of royal troops, particularly around Paris.

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July 1789 - created tension and fear amongst citizens of Paris, leading to the storming of the bastille

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July 11, 1789 - short term cause for the storming of the bastille as he was generally well-liked amongst people in france (seen as banking wizard)

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July 14, 1789

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Lafayette appointed as commander of the National Guard

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Lafayette appointed as commander of the National Guard

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15 July 1789

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First signs of Great Fear in rural France

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First signs of Great Fear in rural France

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July and August 1789

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National Constituent Assembly surrenders feudalism (the 'August Decrees')

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National Constituent Assembly surrenders feudalism (the 'August Decrees')

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4-11 August 1789 - seen as nobility giving up their privileges and a new era of france