Yesterday was #bastilleday, so we thought we’d delve into some of our old #Frenchhistory posts.

Post-revolutionary France saw much societal upheaval, particularly in the capital, as Andrew Israel Ross’ article outlines.

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Le Quatorze Juillet, amuse-toi bien! Bon feu d’artifice. #BastilleDay #Le14Juillet #lefêtenationale

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Simon Yates!
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#OnThisDay #BastilleDay #Le14Juillet #14July
"The situation of France is dreadful & astonishing beyond all idea..." writes Lord Palmerston to his brother in law, Ben.
[* We've cheated a little! This letter was sent on 9 August 1789]

Bonne fête! >^≈^< #comics #webcomic #OTD #FeteNationale #France #le14juillet #ViveLaFrance 🇫🇷🥖

Joyeux 14 Juillet!

We appreciate all of our friends and clients in France. Wishing you a wonderful holiday!

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the eiffel tower is surrounded by fireworks in the night sky ALT: the eiffel tower is surrounded by fireworks in the night sky

Happy #BastilleDay or Joyeux Anniversaire #Le14Juillet to my French pals on here.💙🤍❤️ If you are celebrating, let me know how you are marking the day, I'd love to hear all about it.

The wonderful statue of Danton that stands in
in the Carrefour de l’Odéon in Paris reputedly where his front door would have opened onto the streets in the early 1790s. Lenin said Danton was "The greatest master of revolutionary tactics yet known."
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"...take up arms and adopt cockades by which we may know each other" - this statue of Camille Desmoulins -, the man who lit the fuse on the Great French Revolution, - used to stand in Paris until the Nazi occupiers destroyed it in 1941.
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