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Events on Monday 5 October 1789 1
1789Women's March on VersaillesParisian market women force the royal family back to ParisThousands of Parisian women, angered by bread shortages, marched to the Palace of Versailles and confronted the king. The crowd compelled Louis XVI and his family to relocate to Paris the following day, placing the monarchy under closer popular and revolutionary scrutiny. The march marked a turning point in the erosion of royal authority.