Historical Events tagged with "bread"
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King Louis XVI Moves to Tuileries Palace
Amid rising unrest, King Louis XVI left Versailles for the Tuileries Palace. The move came in response to the increasing tension between the monarchy and revolutionaries. On the evening of October 5, thousands of Parisian women marched to Versailles, demanding bread and political reform. The following day, Louis XVI and his family were escorted back to Paris, symbolizing a significant shift in power and the royal family's diminished authority.
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In October 1789, a large group of women, incited by rising bread prices and frustrations with the monarchy's detachment, marched from Paris to the Palace of Versailles. They demanded bread and sought to confront King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. The march, marked by its size and determination, ultimately led to the royal family being brought back to Paris, symbolizing a shift in power from the monarchy to the people.
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