DORMAC and Cheese
On this date the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was adopted.
What is the 26 August 1789.
Danton, Desmoulins and Marat were closely associated with this radical democratic political club.
Who are the Cordeliers?
On 2 November 1789, the National Assembly took this major step against the economic power of the Catholic Church.
What is nationalisation?
Louis XVI and the royal family were recognised and arrested at this town during their attempted escape in June 1791.
What is Varennes?
Thousands of Parisian women marched to Versailles in October 1789 demanding this basic necessity.
According to Article 3 of DORMAC, this was the essential location of sovereignty.
What is the nation?
This Jacobin emerged as the most prominent revolutionary opponent of war in 1791–92.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
This many clergy initially crossed the floor and sided with the Third Estate on 19 June 1789.
What is 149?
The threat of war with these two unlikely allies pushed France closer and closer to revolution.
What are Austria and Prussia?
After the October Days, the royal family was forced to relocate from Versailles to this Parisian palace.
What is the Tuileries Palace?
Article 17 famously described this as an “inviolable and sacred right”.
What is property?
This is Robespierre's favourite dish, according to Danton.
What is a blue crocodile fish?
This prominent clergyman, and proponent of the Third Estate, was instrumental in the writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
Who is Abbe Sieyes?
The Duke of Orleans, in a moved described by contemporary sources as 'le cringe, breux', changed his name to this.
What is Philippe Égalité?
The October Days demonstrated the political power of this form of action by ordinary Parisians.
What is popular mobilisation?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Unlike the radical Cordeliers, this political group sought to preserve the Constitution of 1791 and bring the Revolution to an end.
Who are the Feuillants?
This clergyman, born Count Angelo Onofrio Melchiorre Natale Giovanni Antonio, was the leader of the Catholic church during the French Revolution (later losing his head to Napoleon).
Who is Pope Pius VI?
On 11 July 1789 Louis XVI dismissed this popular banker from his role as Director-General of Finance.
Who is Jacques Necker?
On 17 July 1791, Lafayette’s National Guard opened fire on demonstrators at this Parisian location.
What is the Champ de Mars?
This cheese, known for its nutty flavour, is the most popular in all of France.
What is Comte?
This is Robespierre's favourite colour.
What is blue?
Peter McPhee argued that Church reform tried unsuccessfully to reconcile popular sovereignty with this traditional source of ecclesiastical authority.
What is divinely ordained hierarchy?
On this date insurgents attacked the Tuileries and the Legislative Assembly suspended Louis XVI.
What is 10th August 1792?
This French singer/songwriter, known for his wild habits of smoking and drinking, released over 550 songs in his career, and is the father of contemporary singer/actress Charlotte.
Who is Serge Gainsbourg?