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| Storming of the Bastille. Arrest of M. de Launay. Painting, 1791. Musée Carnavalet |
I put together some fun facts and stories about the Bastille.
Did you know...
Commemorative buttons were distributed! Here are some more facts about the Bastille
Did you know...
Commemorative buttons were distributed! Here are some more facts about the Bastille
That is one hell of a loaf! The Quality of Bread in France prior to the Storming of the Bastille
At the end of 1789 there was a demand to commemorate the Bastille with a festival and Francois Joseph Gossec composed Le Triomphe De La République for it.
Much earlier in history, lady writer Madame de Tencin was sent to the Bastille for a crime she did not commit (a total set up!)
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| Button commemorating the taking of the Bastille. |
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