THE AFTERMATH AND SIGNIFICANCE

The Aftermath and Significance

The storming of the Bastille was not just a single event, but a turning point in the French Revolution. It galvanized the people of France, and similar uprisings began to spread across the country. The National Assembly, now with greater popular support, moved forward with the creation of a new constitution. In August 1789, it issued the Declaratio

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The Road to Revolution

The tension between the monarchy and the people had been growing for years, but it reached a boiling point in 1789. That year, King Louis XVI convened the Estates-General, an assembly of representatives from all three estates, to address the financial crisis. The third estate, feeling underrepresented and excluded from the decision-making process,

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October 16, 1793: The Final Day

Marie Antoinette's final day began in the early hours of October 16, 1793. After the fall of the monarchy, she was imprisoned in the Conciergerie, a former royal palace that had been turned into a prison. By this time, her health was deteriorating, and she was suffering both physically and mentally. The once-glamorous queen had become a shadow of h

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