the event that marked the start of the french revolution was the ?
History · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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The event that is widely considered to mark the start of the French Revolution is the Storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789. This dramatic action by revolutionaries in Paris symbolized the end of the king's absolute power and the uprising of the French people against the Ancien Régime— the old monarchy and feudal system. The fortress-prison, known as the Bastille, was seen as a symbol of the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchs, and its fall was a flashpoint for the revolutionary movement.