The dangerous road to the Bastille
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The Uprising of 1750
This chapter explores the events leading up to the spring uprising in 1750 in Paris, including rumors of kidnapped children, mob attacks on the police, and tensions between the common people and the aristocracy. It discusses the resentment towards the court aristocracy and the government, and the perception of the monarchy as a despotism.
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