Versailles Under Siege: The Women's March That Changed France

In October 1789, a crowd of thousands—mostly women—marched from Paris to Versailles, demanding bread and forcing King Louis XVI to return to the capital. This episode explores the Women's March on Versailles, a pivotal moment in the French Revolution. We follow the marchers from the markets of Paris to the palace gates, recounting their confrontation with the royal family and the National Guard led by the Marquis de Lafayette. The march ended the king's isolation at Versailles and brought him to Paris, where he was effectively a prisoner of the revolution. We discuss the role of women in the revolution, the economic desperation that fueled the march, and the immediate aftermath, including the royal family's relocation to the Tuileries Palace. The episode also touches on the symbolism of the tricolour and the fall of the Bastille as prelude to this event. #FrenchRevolution #WomensMarchOnVersailles #LouisXVI #MarieAntoinette #MarquisDeLafayette #Paris #Versailles #TuileriesPalace #BreadRiots #OctoberDays #NationalGuard #Tricolour #EstatesGeneral #1789 #FrenchHistory #History #FexingoHistory #RevolutionaryWomen #NapoleonBonaparte #LouisXIV Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo