Storming the Bastille
Revolt and Revolution at Bastille
Hunger, over taxation, and unfair law in Paris was the start of what triumphantly would be the start of the French revolution. Pamphlets and publications regarding local events, true or not, were readily available and widely spread. With literacy and education in every range of the population, and the socialization of the enlightenment movement rapidly growing, word and action were hand in hand. Thanks to the motivation and desperation of a community the overtaking at The Bastille was a giant step in ending royal absolutist rule in France.
Eating boiled grass and acorns was what one had to do when bread, wheat, and corn became too costly in the late 1700’s. During the 1770’s France had bad harvests and a dramatic rise in population which in turn created a high demand for food. King Louis XVI also was trying his luck in the American Revolution at the time and invested enough of the country’s finances to create a financial hardship which lead to a high rise in taxes. The average consumption for a family was roughly 2lbs of bread a day and was the staple of their diet and with the price of bread had risen between 50 and 100 percent in merely 20 years and the bump in taxes everyone was eating less than they needed. There was one man fighting for keeping Paris supplied with food by the name of Jacques Necker, who was dismissed of his position of Finance Minister of France on July 11th, 1789 for being too sympathetic to the masses. This outraged the people of France and triumphantly provoked the storming and dismantling of the Bastille on July 14th, 1789.
The Bastille itself was seen as a massive stone dungeon that loomed at the center of Paris. It was the local symbol of feudal and unjust rule, a den of torture, and unspeakable deaths. It was said that in the cells during winter it was a cold and an ice box and in the summer they are humid ovens with barely any light to dry out the moist walls. Simon-Nicolas-Henri Linguet, a
Hunger, over taxation, and unfair law in Paris was the start of what triumphantly would be the start of the French revolution. Pamphlets and publications regarding local events, true or not, were readily available and widely spread. With literacy and education in every range of the population, and the socialization of the enlightenment movement rapidly growing, word and action were hand in hand. Thanks to the motivation and desperation of a community the overtaking at The Bastille was a giant step in ending royal absolutist rule in France.
Eating boiled grass and acorns was what one had to do when bread, wheat, and corn became too costly in the late 1700’s. During the 1770’s France had bad harvests and a dramatic rise in population which in turn created a high demand for food. King Louis XVI also was trying his luck in the American Revolution at the time and invested enough of the country’s finances to create a financial hardship which lead to a high rise in taxes. The average consumption for a family was roughly 2lbs of bread a day and was the staple of their diet and with the price of bread had risen between 50 and 100 percent in merely 20 years and the bump in taxes everyone was eating less than they needed. There was one man fighting for keeping Paris supplied with food by the name of Jacques Necker, who was dismissed of his position of Finance Minister of France on July 11th, 1789 for being too sympathetic to the masses. This outraged the people of France and triumphantly provoked the storming and dismantling of the Bastille on July 14th, 1789.
The Bastille itself was seen as a massive stone dungeon that loomed at the center of Paris. It was the local symbol of feudal and unjust rule, a den of torture, and unspeakable deaths. It was said that in the cells during winter it was a cold and an ice box and in the summer they are humid ovens with barely any light to dry out the moist walls. Simon-Nicolas-Henri Linguet, a