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The Paris uprising of July 14, 1789 marked the surrender of absolute monarchy to the National Assembly. Since then, the king has adopted an attitude of passive resistance: for example, he refused to promulgate the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. With the right of veto and plans for a hereditary Senate modelled on the House of Lords, he intended to challenge the Assembly for power. The revolutionaries' concerns were amplified by the food shortage in Paris. On October 5, local women gathered in front of the Hôtel de Ville and decided to march on Versailles to demand bread from the king. They were soon followed by a more masculine crowd, as well as the National Guard, all of whom supported the Revolution. In the late afternoon, Louis XVI promised the women that he would deliver a large quantity of flour to the capital. In the evening, he also bowed to political pressure and ratified the laws he continued to block. The third demand, that of settling in Paris, was postponed until a later date. But in the early hours of October 6, groups invaded the Château de Versailles. Marie-Antoinette had to flee in scant clothing to her husband's bedroom. Faced with this show of force, Louis XVI capitulated. He appears on the balcony, with his wife and the Dauphin, and says: "Mes amis, j'irai à Paris." Cheers rang out, and the deputies immediately voted to leave for the capital. A few hours later, an impressive procession of 30,000 people set off, with the royal carriage, now a prisoner of the people, symbolically at the center. Enthusiastic women chanted: "We're bringing back the baker, the boulangère and the petit mitron." October 6 thus completes July 14. Henceforth, the King was no longer in a position to oppose the forward march of the Revolution. Additional information: the Marathon pour tous route for the PARIS 2024 Olympic Games follows the Women's March route from Paris City Hall to Versailles.
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Bloc de deux timbres-poste (taille-douce) : création et gravure Sarah Lazarevic, timbres-poste d’après : « La marche des femmes à Versailles le 5 octobre 1789 », gravure anonyme, The Granger Collection, New-York/Coll. Christophel. « Dames de la Halles, en marche pour Versailles, le matin du 5 octobre 1789 », gravure anonyme, Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris / Coll. Christophel. Fond de bloc d’après : « Vues et perspective du château de Versailles du côté des jardins » © Bibliothèque nationale de France. Document philatélique : Création Sarah Lazarevic d’après « Vue du château de Versailles à l’époque du 5 oct. 1789 [...] » estampe, non identifié, 1790 © Bibliothèque nationale de France. Timbre à date : Création Sarah Lazarevic d'après"A Versailles ! A Versailles : ou la journée du 5 octobre 1789" [estampe] / [non identifié]. 1789 (c) Bibliothèque nationale de France. Texte : Jean-Yves Le Naour.
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Commercialisation start date
November 12, 2024
Commercialisation end date
November 30, 2025
Adherence type
None
Printing technique
Intaglio
Number per sheet
1
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-
Philatelic charter family
(not applicable)
Official release date
November 12, 2024
Stamp format
210*297
author
LAZAREVIC Sarah
Product number
2124532
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