Bastille Day - image Google It was the start of the French revolution that saw a decade political disturbance, terror and massive executions. When revolutionaries marched on, and attacked Bastille, the royal prison and fortress which was a symbol of oppression and tyranny. Bastille Day is celebrated in France on July 14th each year. The Bastille fortress The Bastille was a massive and formidable stone structure that was erected during the Hundred Years War as a fort to prevent access to Paris and guarded by mercenaries and soldiers. On orders of the King and without a trial, many political dissidents were imprisoned in the Bastille and by the late 1700s it was marked for demolition. A look at Bastille Day - image Google Tough times lead to rising dissent Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette inherited a huge debt from the previous monarchy but continued to make extravagant expenditures bringing the French government to the brink of bankruptcy. By 1788, there was r...
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