Group C Crossword

2. XVI The last king of France before the monarchy was abolished; executed for treason during the French Revolution.
5. The crime Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI were accused of committing against France.
7. The political and symbolic center of the French monarchy before the Revolution.
8. The French king who transformed Versailles into the center of royal power.
10. An assembly representing the three social classes of France: the clergy, nobility, and commoners.
12. The prison in Paris where Marie Antoinette was held before her execution.
14. The prison where the royal family was initially imprisoned after the monarchy fell.
16. A government without a monarch, established in France after the monarchy was abolished.
18. Palace The Paris palace where the royal family was kept under watch during the Revolution.
19. The execution device used during the French Revolution for public beheadings.

1. The royal residence of the French monarchy, originally built as a hunting lodge.
2. The name revolutionaries used for Louis XVI after the monarchy was abolished.
3. Marie Antoinette’s birthplace and the country many revolutionaries believed influenced her loyalties.
4. Tribunal The court responsible for trying enemies of the Revolution, including Marie Antoinette.
6. The town where Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were recognized and arrested during the Flight to Varennes.
9. The destination the royal family hoped to reach during their attempted escape from France in 1791.
11. Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their children, who became prisoners during the Revolution.
12. Marie Antoinette’s religion, which became controversial during the Revolution because revolutionaries opposed the traditional power of the Church.
13. The person responsible for carrying out executions by guillotine.
15. The person responsible for carrying out executions by guillotine.
17. The last queen of France before the French Revolution; executed in 1793.