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Walls crumble, Voices rise: The Storming of the Bastille
Bastille Day, celebrated every year on 14 July, marks the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille in 1789 - an event that ignited the French Revolution and symbolized the people's fight against tyranny and absolute monarchy.
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The Storming of the Bastille, a Turning Point of the French Revolution
The French National Day is the anniversary of Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, a turning point of the French Revolution. The medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. The prison contained only seven inmates at the time of its storming but was seen by the revolutionaries as a symbol of the monarchy’s abuse of power; its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
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Happy Belated 14 July! Bastille Day AND National Nude Day!
Did you know that for many people, July 14th marks a very special day in the calendar? Of course, yes, Bastille Day falls on that day – auspicious event, revolution, storming of the Bastille: paving the way for Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette’s final meeting with the guillotine – however, that is not the event that I am referring to. In addition to La Fête Nationale, nudists the world over celebrate the lesser known, or at least lesser-publicised – National Nude Day. Whilst readers in England may not have been aware of this day, our friends on the other side of the pond certainly had their fill of ‘Nude’-related headlines.…
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