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The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era
 
 
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Map of Europe in 1789. Prussian territories. Austrian Hapsburg territories. French lady entering a sedan chair. The sedan chair, used by the upper classes during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, was carried by two "chairmen." It had side windows, a hinged door at the front, and a roof that opened to allow the occupant to stand. It took its name from the town of Sedan, France. This engraving, made in Paris in 1777, shows the elegant costumes worn by the nobility and their servants. Queen Marie Antoinette of France. Marie Antoinette and her children. From a painting by Madame Lebrun, in the Versailles Palace. Marie Antoinette was unpopular both at the French court and with the people almost from the time of her marriage. The ladies of the court disliked her because she made fun of their grand manners. The people considered her frivolous and extravagant. They declared that she was nothing but a "foreigner," and generally called her "the Austrian." She had four children, two daughters and two sons. The younger daughter died in infancy in 1787; and the older son died at the age of seven, in 1789. The younger son, who survived his parents, is shown in the picture as the baby on the queen's lap. The Oath of the Tennis Court, June 20, 1789. From a painting by David.
Europe in 1789 French Noblewoman Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette and Her Children Tennis Court Oath
 
 
The Three Estates. A contemporary cartoon, showing the Third Estate welcoming the nobles and the clergy to the ranks of the National Assembly, June 30, 1789. The storming of the Bastille. Paris, France, July 14, 1789. Halting the royal family at Varennes. From a contemporary print. The royal family traveled in a great coach built for the purpose. The roads were bad, and the traveling carriage was heavy, but all went well until, at a point near Varennes, the king put his head out of the window and was recognized by the likeness of his features to the profile stamped on the French coins. The man who thus discovered the royal flight jumped on a horse, dashed into Varennes and roused the citizens to stop the coach. A messenger was dispatched to Paris, and shortly after, under the escort of members of the National Assembly, the royal family was compelled to return. Hall of the National Assembly in Paris. From a contemporary print. The States-General which met in May, 1789, had adopted the name National Assembly. When the mob compelled the king to move to Paris from Versailles the Assembly followed and convened in a hall near the Tuileries. From the speaker's rostrum at the right of the picture the Assembly was addressed at various times by the leaders of the Revolution, including Lafayette and Mirabeau. The mob filled the galleries, hissing or applauding the speakers. Those who could not crowd inside stood without and were informed by signals from the windows of what was going on within. Guillotine in the square before the Hotel de Ville. Illustration from a contemporary newspaper.
Three Estates Storming the Bastille Royal Family at Varennes National Assembly, Paris Guillotine
 
 
Madame Roland on the way to her execution, 1793. From a painting by Royer. Memorial to the king and queen. Drawing of a funeral urn with the profile of Louis XVI in the base at the left, Marie Antoinette at the right, the Dauphin in the willow tree at the right margin, and his sister Madame Royale at the left of the king's head. Made for sympathetic royalists by a contemporary artist. Josephine de Beauharnais, wife of Napoleon. From a painting by Prudhon. At the time of his marriage, Napoleon was about to start on his Italian campaign. Josephine was a general favorite, and her husband once acknowledged her helpful tact with the remark, "I win battles, but Josephine wins hearts." In later years, however, after he became emperor, he divorced Josephine and married an Austrian princess. Napoleon in Egypt, 1798. Map of the Battle of Trafalgar, October, 1805. Horatio Lord Nelson (British fleet) and Napoleon Bonaparte (French fleet).
Madame Roland Memorial Urn Josephine de Beauharnais Napoleon in Egypt Battle of Trafalgar
 
 
Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram, 1809. Map of Europe in 1812. Including the empire of the French, states dependent on Napoleon, and states allied with Napoleon. Map of the movements leading to the Battle of Waterloo. Triumphal Arch (Carrousel), Paris, France. The Arc de Triomphe is the largest triumphal arch in the world. Map of Europe in 1815. Including the boundary of Belgium in 1830, and the boundary of the German Confederation.
Battle of Wagram Europe in 1812 Battle of Waterloo Arc de Triomphe Europe in 1815
 
 
Napoleon Bonaparte Coronation of Napoleon I and Josephine Napoleon I Napoleon at Austerlitz Napoleon on His Imperial Throne
 
 
Prime Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand of France.
Napoleon Crossing the Alps Coup d'etat Duke of Wellington Napoleon on the Bridge at Arcole Talleyrand
 
 
Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich.
Metternich Horatio Lord Nelson
 
 
 
 
 
French Revolution PDF Workbook
 
 
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