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Describe the events of 14 july 1789?5 marks |
| Answer» The political conditions in France were on the boil in the summer of 1789. While the members of the National Assembly were deliberating the provisions of a Constitution, the rest of the France was seething with discontent. A severe winter had entailed a bad harvest which had in turn resulted in a steep increase in the price of bread. The bakers were exploiting this situation to their benefit by hoarding supplies. However, on 14 July 1789, things took a violent turns. After waiting for long hours in queues at a bakery, a crowd of angry women began storming into shops. At the same time, the king of France ordered the royal troops to move into Paris. As a result, the agitated crowd went berserk and stormed and destroyed the Bastille prison. | |