Storming the Bastille

"Storming the Bastille," a pivotal event during the French Revolution, took place on July 14, 1789. The Bastille, a medieval fortress and prison in Paris, symbolized the absolute and arbitrary power of Louis XVI's Ancient Regime. By this time, France was in a deep economic and political crisis, and the Bastille had become a symbol of the monarchy's tyranny among the people.

The storming w...