The Invasion of Theed was an event that occurred in the fictional Star Wars universe and was the main conflict of Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Star Wars is a series of science fantasy films created by writer/producer/director George Lucas. ...

The Invasion was executed on the the planet of Naboo's capital city of Theed by the Trade Federation's secret force of battle droids. The droid transports were deployed in the swamps of Naboo. The assault droids then stormed Theed and sieged the Royal Palace, capturing the queen of Naboo, Padmé Amidala. However, with the assistance of two Jedi, queen Amidala and her protectors escaped to the hangar and fled the planet in her starship. Naboo is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe with a mostly green terrain and which is the homeworld of two societies: the Gungans who live in underwater cities and the humans who are run by a government type called popular sovereignty. ... The Trade Federation is a fictional organization that exists in the Star Wars universe at the time of the Galactic Republic. ... Droids attack on Naboo. ... Padmé Naberrie (46 - 19 BBY), also known as Queen and then finally, Senator Amidala, is a prominent citizen of the planet Naboo in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Jedi in Action The Jedi are a fictional monastic peacekeeping organization from the Star Wars saga, known for their talent in the Force. ...

The following event was called the Battle of Naboo, however the Invasion of Theed and the Battle of Naboo are often referred to as one and the same. For a greater amount of details, see Battle of Naboo. The Battle of Naboo refers to a pre-Clone Wars conflict in the fictional Star Wars universe that occurred on the peaceful planet Naboo shortly after the Invasion of Theed (Naboos capital city) in which the organisation called the Trade Federation sent an army of battle droids to take...