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The March |
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The King, Louis XVI, disliked the
National
Assembly,
and many of it's decisions. He refused to sign them, which meant that these
decisions could not become law. In October, he brought more soldiers to
Versailles to help protect him. It looked as if he was again going to break up
the National Assembly using armed force. When this news reached Paris, there was
uproar. Crowds of women stormed through the streets of the city, collecting
weapons. On the 5th of October they marched to Versailles, armed with knives,
sticks, rifles and two cannon. They complained to the King about high bread
prices and extra soldiers in Versailles. They asked him to come back with them
and live in Paris. This way, they could secretly watch his activities more closely. Louis
refused, but changed his mind when a group of women smashed into the palace,
killed two bodyguards, and threatened to kill the queen, Marie Antoinette. So,
on the 6th October, Louis, Marie Antoinette and their oldest son travelled to Paris,
surrounded by 60,000 people. In Versailles, the grand palace was locked up. The
royal family now lived in the Tuileries Palace in
Paris.
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