<human>:  Can you give me a summary of what happened during the French Revolution?
<bot>: The French Revolution began in 1789 and lasted until 1799. It was a period of political upheaval and radical social reform during which the absolute monarchy of Bourbon France was overthrown, and a new social, political, and philosophical order was instated across the country, now known as the First French Republic. Major causes of the Revolution included vast economic disparities between rich and poor, unjust taxation imposed on the peasantry by the monarchy, and a lack of a representative government. King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were eventually arrested, judged and executed. During the Revolution, the sovereignty of the people was proclaimed, and foreign powers intervened in the conflict, leading to a proclamation of a new French Republic. Made national declaration of the Rights of Man, which granted equality and liberty to citizens, as well as secured religious and political freedom. The subsequent Reign of Terror, however, saw thousands of the Revolution's opponents executed and ultimately the Revolution ended with the establishment of the Napoleon Empire.