To understand what led to the infamous Storming of the Bastille, or la Prise de la Bastille, it is worth knowing what the situation in France in 1789.
It all started earlier in the 18th century (Le Siècle des Lumières) with the philosophers of the Enlightenment such as Diderot, Voltaire and Rousseau inspiring men of educated background to rally around the ideals of a just society.
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