Question

Discuss the turmoile in france

Answer 1

While the National Assembly was busy at Versailles drafting the constitution, the rest of France seethed turmoil.
1. Severe winter had meant a bad harvest; the price of bread rose, often bakers exploited the situation
2. After spending hours in long queues at the bakery, crowds of anger women stormed into the shops
3. At the same time, the king ordered troops to move into Paris
4. On 14 July, the agitated crowd stormed and destroyed the Bastille.