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Storming of the Bastille
It's a Revolution: The Storming of the Bastille
July 14, 2022| Pete| 1992
How the people of France captured a Parisian prison and brought down the French monarchy once said that a riot is the language of the unheard. For centuries before 1789, politics in the Kingdom of France concerned itself with kings and noblemen.
The Tennis Court Oath: How The French Revolution Began
June 20, 2022| Pete| 3387
The story of how a tennis court became one of the most important sites in radical history... You might expect revolutions to start out in factories, shipyards, or prisons – not luxury tennis courts.
Forbidden to Forbid: The May 1968 Protests in France
May 13, 2022| Pete| 1443
The story of how student protests led France to the brink of full-scale revolution... Students of radical history always end up at the same question: why is it always Paris?
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