Multiple choice

When did the Parisian women march to Versailles and brought the king back with them to Paris?

  1. 2 September 1774

  2. 3 July 1781

  3. 4 August 1784

  4. 5 October 1789
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Explanation

On 5 October 1789, thousands of Parisian women marched to Versailles demanding bread and forcing King Louis XVI to return with them to Paris. This event demonstrated the power of the people in the revolution and marked the king's effective captivity in Paris, where he could be monitored by revolutionaries.

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