USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The capture of the Bastille symbolized the end of the ancien regime and provided the French revolutionary cause with an irresistible momentum. In 1792, the monarchy was abolished and Louis and his wife Marie-Antoinette were sent to the guillotine for treason in 1793.

Detailed explanation-2: -A popular insurgency culminated on July 14 when rioters stormed the Bastille fortress in an attempt to secure gunpowder and weapons; many consider this event, now commemorated in France as a national holiday, as the start of the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -A severe winter had meant a bad harvest the price of bread rose. Often bakers exploited the situation and hoarded supplies. After spending hours in long queues at the bakery crowds of angry women stormed into the shops. At the same time the King ordered troops to move into Paris.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Storming of the Bastille (French: Prise de la Bastille [pʁiz də la bastij]) occurred in Paris, France, on 14 July 1789, when revolutionary insurgents stormed and seized control of the medieval armoury, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille.