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One woman started beating a drum, and a group of women gathered around her and grew very large, then started marching and demanding bread. -
Lafayette convinced the king to appear before the mob and helped persuade the royal family to move back to Paris after seeing the troubles of their daily lives. -
Marquis Lafayette tried to control the mob, lead them to Versailles, and keep them from becoming uncontrollable. -
By the time the group of women arrived, it was around 6-10k women armed with kitchen knives and simple weapons, including muskets and swords. -
At first, the woman demanded bread, but then they decided to demand that the king return to Paris with his family on the way to Versailles because he wasn't relating to the people and their struggles. -
At first, the woman demanded bread, but then they decided to demand that the king return to Paris with his family on the way to Versailles because he wasn't relating to the people and their struggles.
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A mob of around 60 k accompanied the royal family on the way back to Paris. -
The women's march for bread officially ends this day, and it is important to represent that the people can't be walked over and ignored by the royal family. -
The national assembly moves to Paris due to the aftermath of the march. -
The march became a rallying point for the next stages of the revolution and shows the importance of the people and their way of life.