Historical Epochs of the French Revolution eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 215 pages of information about Historical Epochs of the French Revolution.

Historical Epochs of the French Revolution eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 215 pages of information about Historical Epochs of the French Revolution.
                  the Parisian guard. 
                  The expressions “sire” and “majesty,” applied
                  to the King, suppressed by decree. 
                  Twenty-one committees formed out of the legislative
                  assembly to transact all business. 
                  Riots at Montpellier. 
                  The pictures of the Palace-royal sold for a million
                  eight hundred thousand livres.
             27.  Insurrection in Alsace.
             29.  Notice given to Monsieur the King’s eldest brother,
                  to return to France, on pain of forfeiture of all
                  his rights, and confiscation. 
                  One hundred millions of assignats issued. 
                  Disturbances in Artois and Lower Normandy on
                  account of religious worship. 
                  The archbishop of Ausch, and several bishops,
                  brought before the tribunals.
             30.  Insurrections in almost all parts of the kingdom,
                  on account of the prohibition of religious worship. 
                  Charrier, ex-constituent, and nominated by the
                  people as successor to the Cardinal de
                  Rochefoucault, in the archbishoprick (sic) of
                  Rouen, ashamed of his usurpation, abdicates the
                  archiepiscopal dignity. 
                  Violent decree against emigrants; the King opposes
                  his veto to it. 
                  The King refuses his assent also to another equally
                  violent decree, for the banishment of all the
                  catholic priests who had not taken the oath
                  prescribed. 
                  Guimper, the first constitutional see, is taken
                  possession of by D’Expilly, an ex-constituent,
                  i.e. a member of the last assembly, which had
                  taken the name of the constituent assembly. 
                  Violent insurrection in the colonies, supposed to
                  be excited by some of the leading members of the
                  assembly.
Nov.  New decree for a civic oath. 
                  In the legislative assembly the answers are read
                  from foreign powers, relative to the King’s
                  acceptance of the constitution. 
                  Massacres at Caen in Normandy; horrid treatment of
                  Mons. de Belsunce, a lieutenant-colonel. 
                  Eighty-four persons of consideration thrown into
                  prison.
             10.  The Dunkirk carrier assassinated at Paris, and his
                  letters stolen.
             15.  The King confined to his apartment, under the guard
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