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Birth of Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was born on November 2, 1755 in Vienna, Austria ("Marie Antoinette Biography"). Her parents were Holy Roman Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I ("Marie Antoinette Biography"). Her full name was Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna ("Marie Antoinette Biography"). She was the fifteenth and last child in her big family ("Marie Antoinette Biography"). As a princess she lived a free and easy childhood which made her lazy and shallow ("Marie Antoinette Biography"). -
World Event:Improvement of Steam Engine
In 1763 the steam engine was improved by James Watt ("James Watt (1736-1819)"). In 1764 he was given an engine to repair, so he began to fix it and improve the design ("James Watt (1736-1819)"). He made a condensing chamber so way less steam would come out ("James Watt (1736-1819)"). -
World Event: Discovery of Hydrochloric and Sulfuric Acids
In 1774, Joseph Priestly discovered hydrochloric and sulfuric acids (Kreis). He singled out oxygen, and saw it's importance (Kreis). This was when he figured out that air was not an element, it was a compound (Kreis). He figured this out by heating red mercuric oxide (Kreis). -
World Event:The Common Sense
In 1776, Thomas Paine wrote the Common Sense ("Common Sense"). During this time period America was trying to gain its independence from Great Britain ("Common Sense"). The Common Sense argued about Britain's authority and control ("Common Sense"). This was one way of asking Great Britain for freedom ("Common Sense"). -
World Event: Discovery of Hawaii
On January 18, 1778 Captain James Cook sailed on the HMS Resolution and the HMS Discovery in the Pacific on his third voyage and discovered the island of Hawaii ("A Brief History of Hawaii 300AD-1900"). He saw Oahu and Kauai, two idlands part of Hawaii ("A Brief History of Hawaii 300AD-1900"). He named Hawaii the Sandwich Islands after the Earl of Sandwich ("A Brief History of Hawaii 300AD-1900"). -
World Event:Discovery of Uranus
On March 13, 1781, William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus (Cain). A British astronomer who was looking for stars though his telescope, then saw a fuzzy disc, he thought it was a shooting star, then when he saw how slow it was moving he knew it was a new planet (Cain). He was looking at the farthest planet ever seen from the sun (Cain). At first he wanted to name it after King George III of England, but astronomers ended up naming it after the father of Saturn, in roman mythology (Cain). -
France's Financial Debt
When Marie Antoinette and her husband Louis XVI ruled France their was a big financial debt ("France's Financial Crisis:1783-1788"). This debt a total of five years, from 1783-1788 ("France's Financial Crisis:1783-1788"). Although, Marie did spend a lot on herself, her family and her friends, she was not the only cause of the debt ("France's Financial Crisis:1783-1788"). The two other causes of the debt were The Seven Years War and The American Revolution ("France's Financial Crisis:1783-1788"). -
Diamond Necklace Affair
A public scandal where a necklace with 647 diamonds, several carats each and worth an estimated amount of 1.6 million livres was stolen in 1785 (Llewellyn and Thompson). Jean de la Motte, posed as an agent for Marie Antoinette, had bought the necklace for herself with Marie's money (Llewellyn and Thompson). The thief the jeweler of necklace were sent to prison and Marie was found innocent, but it still ruined her reputation because many people believed she was involved (Llewellyn and Thompson). -
World Event: 33 Chemical Elements
In 1789, Antoine-Lauret Lavoisier exposed his work by publishing a textbook, Traité élémentaire de chimie, and beganva journal, Annales de Chimie, that showed his research and backed up his conclusion ("Antoine-Lauret Lavoisier"). He used reagents and products to make chemical reactions ("Antoine-Lauret Lavoisier"). -
Meeting at Versailles
On May 5, 1789, their was a very important meeting took place at the Palace of Versailles ("The Estates General Meeting"). This meeting was to discuss the political crisis and the financial crisis ("The Estates General Meeting"). The Third Estate was defending the poor people of France ("The Estates General Meeting"). They argued mainly about the tax system, and the king lost ("The Estates General Meeting"). This important decision changed the system forever ("The Estates General Meeting"). -
Storming of Bastille
Parisian Revolutionaries storm the palace of Bastille angry at the royal family ("French Revolutionaries Storm Bastille"). Armed with muskets, swords and other weapons they attack the guards, climbed into the palace and freed seven prisoners ("French Revolutionaries Storm Bastille"). To this day it is known as Bastille Day, which shows the end of absolute power and revolt of Parisian bourgeoisie ("French Revolutionaries Storm Bastille"). -
Women's march on Versailles
About 7,000 women armed angrily broke into the palace after the royal family paid no attention to the storming of Bastille (Cope). They were mad about the high prices and were starving (Cope). They managed to force the royal family to return to Paris (Cope). They were held captive by the Third Estate in the Tuileries (Cope). This finally brought the end to the French Monarchy (Cope). -
Royal Family's Escape
The royal family fled Paris and headed for the Austrian border ("Marie-Antoinette"). The queen's brother, the Holy Roman Emperor waited with troops to invade ("Marie-Antoinette"). Their plan was to overthrow revolutionary government and restore power ("Marie-Antoinette"). This was a success and the family was restored to the throne, but revolutionaries argued about them ("Marie-Antoinette"). Later war was declared on Austria ("Marie-Antoinette"). -
Marie Antoinette Loses Her Son
Marie Antoinette had four children Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte, Louis-Joseph, Louis-Charles and Sophie-Beatrix (Bos). In July, 1793 Marie lost custody of her son ("Marie-Antoinette"). She was accused of sexual abuse and incest towards her son ("Marie-Antoinette"). Historians believe the young child was forced by the Revolutionary Tribunal to say accuse his mother of these things ("Marie-Antoinette"). -
Marie Antoinette's Death
Marie Antoinette was convicted of treason and inciting civil war in France, like her husband Louis XVI, by the Revolutionary Tribunal ("Marie-Antoinette"). She got the death sentence and was sent to the guillotine to be deceased ("Marie-Antoinette"). At age 37, on October 18, 1793 Marie Antoinette died ("Marie-Antoinette"). -
After Marie Antoinette's Death
Marie Antoinette was the very last queen of France because the French Revolution had ended absolute monarchy ("Marie Antoinette Biography"). Many people believe she was the result in the decline of France ("Marie Antoinette Biography"). A lot of people had died, many of them were innocent, it was very hard to restore France (Corzine, 77). After everything got cleaned up France became a government because the French dislike absolute monarchs ("Marie-Antoinette").
