#OnThisDay in #history - in 1789, a group of market-women in #Paris , upset about the shortage and high price of bread, began to march toward Versailles. They gathered weapons and allies on the way, marching about six hours (church bells ringing all along the way in solidarity) and ending up over ten thousand supporters strong. By the time the royal family were escorted back to Paris, the crowd was at least sixty thousand. #OTD#histodons#France#FrenchRevolution@histodons