The storming of the Bastille, 14 July 1789
Participants	French society
Location	France
Date	1789–1799
Result	A cycle of royal power being limited by uneasyconstitutional monarchy—then abolition and replacement of the French king, aristocracy and church with a radical, secular, democratic republic—in turn becoming more authoritarian, militaristic and property-based. Radical social change to forms based onEnlightenment principles ofcitizenship and inalienable rights, as well as nationalismand democracy. Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte Armed conflicts with other European countries