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"The Women's March on Versailles, also known as the October March, the October Days or simply the March on Versailles, was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution.
The march began among women in the marketplaces of Paris who, on the
morning of 5 October 1789, were near rioting over the high price and
scarcity of bread. Their demonstrations quickly became intertwined with
the activities of revolutionaries, who were seeking liberal political
reforms and a constitutional monarchy
for France. The market women and their various allies grew into a mob
of thousands. Encouraged by revolutionary agitators, they ransacked the
city armory for weapons and marched to the Palace of Versailles. The crowd besieged the palace, and in a dramatic and violent confrontation, they successfully pressed their demands upon King Louis XVI. The next day, the crowd compelled the king, his family, and most of the French Assembly to return with them to Paris. ..."
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