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News of Necker's dismissal reached Paris in the afternoon of Sunday,
July 12. The Parisians generally presumed that the dismissal marked the
start of a coup by conservative elements. Crowds gathered throughout
the city, including more than ten thousand at the Palais Royal.
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January 18, 2009 02:29 PM
What was the crowd outside the Bastille looking for ?
What was the crowd (who were attacking the bastille) looking for ? and why
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January 19, 2009 09:44 PM
Justice if anything. They were rallying for Jacques Necker, who was a finance minister who was sympathetic to the worker and was recently dismissed by the conservative nobles.--Quote--
News of Necker's dismissal reached Paris in the afternoon of Sunday,
July 12. The Parisians generally presumed that the dismissal marked the
start of a coup by conservative elements. Crowds gathered throughout
the city, including more than ten thousand at the Palais Royal.
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http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Paris/Monuments-Paris/Bastille3.shtml
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