On July 14th, 1789, the fortress built in the late 1300s to protect Paris during the Hundred Years’ War, was being attacked. The revolutionaries who stormed the Bastille prison were mostly store owners and craftsmen, who also happened to be residents of Paris.
The Third Estate recently urged the king and demanded that the common people had more of a say in the French government. They were anxious that he was preparing the troops for an attack. In order to get weapons, armor, and other supplies, they took over Paris’s Hotel des Invalides, where they were able to obtain muskets. Unfortunately, they didn't have any gun powder. There were rumors that the Bastille was full of political prisoners and was a symbol of the brutality of the king. It
The Third Estate recently urged the king and demanded that the common people had more of a say in the French government. They were anxious that he was preparing the troops for an attack. In order to get weapons, armor, and other supplies, they took over Paris’s Hotel des Invalides, where they were able to obtain muskets. Unfortunately, they didn't have any gun powder. There were rumors that the Bastille was full of political prisoners and was a symbol of the brutality of the king. It