Don't panic! But you are about to learn about a dangerous time period!

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Don't panic! But you are about to learn about a
dangerous time period!
              
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le quatorze juillet Bastille Day
In France there is always a national holiday on
14 July. It is called Bastille Day.
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The Bastille was a fortress prison in Paris. On
July 14, 1789 it was stormed (broken into) by
French citizens because they were fed up of being
ruled by a monarchy (kings and queens). They were
unhappy about the way their King Louis XVI ruled
them so they overthrew him. This was called the
French Revolution.
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The French people wanted to rule for themselves
and so from then on, France became a republic. (A
republic is a form of government that puts the
power to make decisions in the hands of its
citizens).
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The Guillotine

• The guillotine was the revolutions prime
  instrument of execution. Over 30,000 people were
  executed through this machine. They included
  priests, the king and queen, and even Robespierre
  and some of his best friends. Executions were a
  public event almost like the fights in the
  gladiators in the Colessium in Rome. During the
  Great Terror people could even be arrested for
  not showing a lot of excitement for it.

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Robespierre is probably the most
well-known leader of the French Revolution. He
was nicknamed the "Incorruptible" because of his
loyalty to the revolution. He was the most
powerful man in France and the leader of the
Reign of Terror, who made a list of all the
people they wanted to execute. His life ended
with his execution in 1794.
Robespierre
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King Louis XVI
At the time of the revolution, King Louis XVI
ruled France. In revolutionary France the King
was tried for crimes against the people.
According to the rules of the new French Republic
He was guilty, and was executed. France had done
the unthinkable and murdered their King!
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Marie-Antoinette
Marie-Antoinette was the Queen at the time of the
Revolution. After the death of her husband Marie
experienced many changes. She was no longer a
rich queen but a prisoner of the Republic.  Her
son was taken away from her and was raised by the
prison. He later died when he was only 10 years
old. She died at the guillotine.
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Above all, Bastille Day, or the Fourteenth of
July, is the symbol of the end of the monarchy
and the beginning of the Republic. The national
holiday is a time when all citizens celebrate
their membership to a republican nation. It is
because this national holiday is rooted in the
history of the birth of the Republic that it has
such great significance.
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To everyone in France, Bastille Day today
represents the solemn military parade up the
Champs Elysées, in Paris, in the presence of the
head of state, the President of the Republic.
The Champs-Élysées decorated with flags for the
14 July.
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It is also a holiday on which each commune holds
a local dance and fireworks.
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Tricolore the French Flag
The blue, white, and red French flag took shape
during the French Revolution. The three colours
represent the Republic's three ideals égalité,
fraternité et liberté (equality, fraternity and
liberty).
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Did you know ????
The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 to celebrate
the 100th anniversary of Bastille Day!