The Legislative Assembly and National Convention of Europe
1. The Legislative Assembly (1791-1792): Elections were held under the constitution framed by the National Assembly in 1791 and the Legislative Assembly met on 1 October, 1791. The Assembly consisted of 745 members, but unfortunately all of them where new to their job. Foolishly, the National Assembly had passed a self-denying law by which its members were debarred from being [...]