1831
Silk workers' uprising in Lyons is harshly repressed
1832
February A legitimist conspiracy is foiled in Paris
1833
28 June The education minister, Fran?ois Guizot, establishes the principle of general primary education
1834
Workers' riots in Paris and Lyons
1836
October Napoleon?s nephew, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, stages a failed coup
1839
12 May Unsuccessful insurrection led by Auguste Blanqui and Armand Barb?s
1840
6 August Another failed coup attempt by Louis-Napoleon, who is then imprisoned
15 December Napoleon's ashes are deposited in Les Invalides
1846
25 May Louis-Napoleon escapes from prison
Poor harvests lead to growing social unrest
1847
October The subjugation of Algeria is now complete
1848
A ban on a large-scale political banquet scheduled for 22 February leads to demonstrations across Paris.
Louis-Philippe abdicates
25 February A Republic is proclaimed