The French Revolution Mr. Shelley’s History class and Ms. Baek’s Geometry class

The French Revolution and The Reign of Terror  The Reign of Terror is a time of paranoia and death in France that lasted from 178 to It came off the heels of the American Revolution. Death caused by paranoia that surged forth from famine and greed. The need for food (and knowledqe of the higher class being well fed) led to the need for equality and eventually uprising. The following presentation will examine six geographical/historical sites that played a role in the French Revolution.

Place de la Bastille The role it played  The role that the Place de la Bastille played during the French Revolution was that it was the initial place that triggered the start of the Revolution.  After the defeat of the French at Poitiers in 1356 during the Hundred Years' War with England, there was need for a stronghold to protect Paris from invasion.  On July 14, 1789 the Bastille was stormed by a crowd reinforced with a rebellious detachment of the National Guard. The few guards soon surrendered, and the seven prisoners were freed.

Place de la Bastille The major events  July 14 th,1789 :  Bastille was housing political prisoners  craftsmen and salesmen started to fight back and steal weapons  guards were killed by the angry and hungry commoners  The evening of July the 14 th, 800 men began to destroy the bastille

Bastille 1789

Bastille Modern Time

Palace of Versailles- Le Palais de Versailles The role it played  The role that the Palace of Versailles played in the French Revolution was the Austrian-French Queen Marie Antoinette resided or lived at that time.  The crowd demanded bread and wanted to bring the king and his family back to “live among the people”.

Palace of Versailles Major Events  In October of 1789, a large crowd of protesters, mainly women, marched from Paris to the Palace of Versailles  Thought that the nobles were living in utter bliss and comfort unaware of the difficulties and hardships the French people endured  The hungry and angry crowd demanded bread  The crowd wanted to bring the King and Queen back to Paris to ‘live among the the people’

The Palace of Versailles 1789

The Palace of Versailles present day

The Tuileries Palace The role it played  The role that The Tuileries Palace played in the French Revolution was definitely the most important role.  The king and his family were forced to live there after the revolt of the palace.  In 1792, the palace had its own revolt when French citizens, stormed the palace.

The Tuileries Palace Major Events  In 1792, the French Government was at a difficult point  Austrian and Prussian allies began to advance towards the French territory  The king, most widely known for fleeting, was now viewed as a traitor  The Legislative Assembly was dived and to stop the violence imprisoned the king and queen  The September Massacre was beginning

The Tuileries Palace 1792

The Tuileries Palace Present Day

From the 7th century onwards, and officially from the 10th century, the Basilica of St Denis acquired a new and important role as the burial place of the kings and queens of France. It retained this role for hundreds of years and all but three of France’s monarchs were buried there. However, during the French Revolution, many of the tombs were opened and the remains removed.

Basilica of St. Denis  From the 7th century onwards, and officially from the 10th century, the Basilica of St Denis acquired a new and important role as the burial place of the kings and queens of France. It retained this role for hundreds of years and all but three of France’s monarchs were buried there. However, during the French Revolution, many of the tombs were opened and the remains removed.  During the French Revolution, workers worked in the tombs under orders from revolutionary officials and the remains removed

From Marie Antoinette:  “We had a beautiful dream and that was all … I could not have any pleasure in the world if I abandoned my children. … I do not even have any regrets.” _ Marie Antoinette

La Conciergerie The Conciergerie (French pronunciation: ​ [k ɔ ̃ sj ɛʁʒ ə ʁ i]) is a former prison in Paris, France, located on the west of the Île de la Cité (literally "Island of the City") presently mostly used for law courts. [k ɔ ̃ sj ɛʁʒ ə ʁ i]ParisÎle de la Cité It was part of the former royal palace, the Palais de la Cité, which consisted of the Conciergerie, Palais de Justice and the Sainte-Chapelle.Palais de JusticeSainte-Chapelle Hundreds of prisoners during the French Revolution were taken from the Conciergerie to be executed on the guillotine at a number of locations around Paris.French Revolutionguillotine

Sources to the La Conciergerie:  The September Massacre: The La Conciergerie was the place where this particular event occurred. People feared that rival armies from across the countries would free the prisoners held at the Conciergerie so that they would take the enemies’ side.  This place also held Marie Antoinette prisoner, after she was arrested.

Place de la Concorde  During the French Revolution the statue of Louis XV of France was torn down and the area renamed Place de la Révolution. The new revolutionary government erected the guillotine in the square, and it was here that King Louis XVI was executed on 21 January 1793.French RevolutionLouis XV of France guillotineKing Louis XVI was executed  Important figures guillotined on the site, often in front of cheering crowds, were Marie Antoinette, Princess Élisabeth of France, Charlotte Corday, Madame du Barry, Georges Danton, Camille Desmoulins, Antoine Lavoisier, Maximilien Robespierre, Louis de Saint-Just and Olympe de Gouges. Robespierre and Marie Antoinette were part of the French Revolution.Marie AntoinettePrincess Élisabeth of FranceCharlotte CordayMadame du BarryGeorges DantonCamille DesmoulinsAntoine LavoisierMaximilien RobespierreLouis de Saint-JustOlympe de Gouges

Sources to the Place de la Concorde:  It was designed by a man named Jacques-Ange Gabriel, who built it in a toast of Louis XVI. A statue was put in the honor of the king, and it was known ‘Place Louis XVI’ before the French Revolution.  Place de la Concorde is also home to the Obelisque de Luxor (French for ‘Obelisk of Luxor’).

Basilica of St. Denis  From the 7th century onwards, and officially from the 10th century, the Basilica of St Denis acquired a new and important role as the burial place of the kings and queens of France. It retained this role for hundreds of years and all but three of France’s monarchs were buried there. However, during the French Revolution, many of the tombs were opened and the remains removed.  During the French Revolution, workers worked in the tombs under orders from revolutionary officials and the remains removed

Sources to the Bacilica of St. Denis:  The site originated as a Gallo-Roman cemetery in late Roman times. The archeological remains still lie beneath the cathedral; the people buried there seem to have had a faith that was a mix of Christian and pre-Christian beliefs and practices.[1] Around 475 St. Genevieve purchased some land and built Saint-Denys de la Chapelle. In 636 on the orders of Dagobert I the relics of Saint Denis, a patron saint of France, were reinterred in the basilica. The relics of St-Denis, which had been transferred to the parish church of the town in 1795, were brought back again to the abbey in  The abbey is where the kings of France and their families were buried for centuries and is therefore often referred to as the "royal necropolis of France".[26] All but three of the monarchs of France from the 10th century until 1789 have their remains here. Some monarchs, like Clovis I (465–511), were not originally buried at this site. The remains of Clovis I were exhumed from the despoiled Abbey of St Genevieve which he founded.