oct 5, 1789 - Women’s March on Versailles
Description:
They besieged the palace and forced King Louis XVI of France to return with them to Paris. The march, which began in the marketplaces of Paris as a reaction to food scarcity and anti-revolutionary actions by the king's soldiers, stripped the king of much of his remaining independence and authority.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 5, 1789
Now
~ 235 years ago