What was the storming of the Bastille?
The Bastille was an infamous prison in Paris run by the Bourbon Kings. During the French Revolution, the poor stormed the prison as a sign of revolt against the King and Crown. They freed the prisoners (many unfairly sentenced to life in prison, or execution), stole all of the arms (weapons) and tore down the building as a symbolic end to the supposed tyranny of the King. Bastille Day, a French holiday, is celebrated on the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, and is Frances equivalent of America’s Independence Day. However, the storming of the Bastille was in no way the symbolic end of the French Revolution, but more the beginning.
