On October 5, 1789, thousands of women gathered in the streets of Paris, angry over the price rise and scarcity of bread. They marched to the Palace of Versailles and, the following day, forced King Louis XVI and his family to leave the palace and return with them to Paris to be closer to the people they governed.
However, the royal court under him was becoming increasingly expensive, and the public was becoming increasingly agitated over what it saw as waste. The King, aware of the growing dissent, undertook various reforms, including cutting back on the expenditure of the Kingdom of France, as well as the expenses of members of the royal family. The wine flowed freely, toasts were raised to the royal family, who were cheered upon their arrival. The women were soon joined by other members of the crowd, putting the safety of the royal family at risk. In the Royal Courtyard, in front of the Palace, the crowd cried, “To Paris! To Paris!
King Louis XVI acceded to the French throne on May 10, 1774. They took the Tennis Court Oath on June 20, 1789. The situation grew increasingly tense, and the royal family eventually left Versailles for Paris on October 6, 1789. The reunited royal family left Versailles on 6 October 1789.
Amid disagreements over representation and voting, the deputies of the Third Estate, along with some members of the nobility and clergy, declared themselves a “National Assembly” on June 17, 1789. The self-declared “National Assembly” was formally renamed the “National Constituent Assembly” on July 9, 1789. The orchestra played “O Richard, O My King” from the opera “Richard the Lionheart”.
