The October Days Flashcards
What rumours fuelled the October Days?
Rumours that a Kings bodyguard trampled on the national cockade.
What happened on October 5th?
Women began to assemble at the Parisian markets responding to bread shortages.
What did they demand of the King?
That he move to Paris as a sign of good faith.
How many women joined the march to Versailles?
7,000 bringing with them canons and smaller weapons.
How did the Royal Guards respond?
20,000 men under the Lafayette and members of the mob stormed the palace, killing several guards.
When did the King relocate to Paris?
6th October 1789 - under protection of the National Guards, legitimising the national assembly.
When was the old judicial system and 13 parlements suspended?
November 1789 and abolished in September 1790.
