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The \u2018Women\u2019s March\u2019 of 1789 began spontaneously, when a market trader banged a drum in a Parisian square on 5th October - launching a chain of events which would eventually end a century of Versailles rule and lead to the execution of Louis XVI.\nInitially a reaction to the grain shortage that had left Parisians hungry as the aristocracy indulged in luxuries, the protest soon morphed into an angry mob demanding everything from the relocation of the monarchy to the murder of Marie Antoinette.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly ask why the protestors reportedly fainted at the King\u2019s feet once granted an audience with him; review some of the bizarre weaponry mobilised by the mob; and learn that the French Revolution happened a lot more slowly than you probably think it did\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018A History of the Women\u2019s March on Versailles\u2019 (ThoughtCo, 2019):\xa0https://www.thoughtco.com/womens-march-on-versailles-3529107\n\u2022 \u2018How Bread Shortages Helped Ignite The French Revolution\u2019 (HISTORY):\xa0https://www.history.com/news/bread-french-revolution-marie-antoinette#:~:text=The%20Bread%20Famine%20in%2018th%2Dcentury%20France.&text=It%20didn't%20work.,a%20little%20over%20three%20weeks\n\u2022 \u2018What It Was Like To Live At Versailles\u2019 (Weird History, 2019):\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrKysG9aiic\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#1700s #Royals #Politics #France\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices