MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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It was the royal prison that was invaded by members of the Third Estate
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It was the meeting place for the new National Assembly
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It was the place where the King and his family were held prisoner after they were captured
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It was the palace where Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette lived
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the time, the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. The prison contained only seven inmates at the time of its storming, but was seen by the revolutionaries as a symbol of the monarchy’s abuse of power; its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The storming of the Bastille symbolically marked the beginning of the French Revolution, in which the monarchy was overthrown and a republic set up based on the ideas of ‘Liberté, égalité, fraternité’ (the French for liberty, equality and brotherhood).
Detailed explanation-3: -Bastille was a fortress prison in France. It was a symbol of the despotic powers of King Louis XVI. Hence it was hated all in France. The fortress was demolished and its stone fragments were sold in the markets.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Bastille Prison was stormed on 14th of July 1789. It was attacked because they wanted its gunpowder and weapons. The commander of the prison was killed and the seven prisoners inside were all released. The fortress was completely demolished by people.
Detailed explanation-5: -Note: The storming was done primarily by the residents of Saint Antoine and the agitated crowd killed the governor of the Bastille. Seven prisoners were released from the jail and all the gunpowder, which the crowd aimed for, was procured.