Sleepy History The French Revolution
Feb 15, 2026
A calm walkthrough of the French Revolution’s turning points and turbulent moments. It touches on political inequality, the Tennis Court Oath, and the storming of the Bastille. The narrative covers radical press, the rise and fall of revolutionary leaders, the Reign of Terror and guillotine justice. It ends with the Revolution’s legacy and the rise of a new military leader.
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Women March On Versailles
- In October 1789, market women marched to Versailles over bread shortages and forced the royal family to move to Paris.
- Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette became virtual prisoners in the Tuileries Palace after the crowd escorted them to Paris.
Flight To Varennes Undermined Monarchy
- The royal family's failed flight to Varennes in 1791 discredited hopes for a constitutional monarchy.
- The event convinced many that abolition of the monarchy was now inevitable.
War Accelerated Radical Change
- War with Austria and Prussia intensified revolutionary radicalism and accelerated the monarchy's fall.
- By September 1792 the monarchy was abolished and a republic declared amid rising violence.