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	{{Quote\|Let's tell the royals that our families must eat too!\|Théroigne gathering the market women, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}		{{Quote\|Let's tell the royals that our families must eat too!\|Théroigne gathering the market women, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}
	Following the [[Storming of the Bastille]] and the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Great Fear}}, revolutionary fervor spread among the populace. The clergy and the aristocracy had lost their priviliges, and feudalism had been abolished, but true change for the working class was slow to come.<ref name="Ubi">''[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 The March on Versailles - Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks]''</ref> Ordinary citizens were still struggling to keep themselves fed, with the price of grain having skyrocketed due to droughts in the summer of 1788. In 1789, one loaf of bread cost more than half a day's pay for the common workers.<ref name="ACU"/>		Following the [[Storming of the Bastille]] and the [[Great Fear]], revolutionary fervor spread among the populace. The clergy and the aristocracy had lost their priviliges, and feudalism had been abolished, but true change for the working class was slow to come.<ref name="Ubi">''[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 The March on Versailles - Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks]''</ref> Ordinary citizens were still struggling to keep themselves fed, with the price of grain having skyrocketed due to droughts in the summer of 1788. In 1789, one loaf of bread cost more than half a day's pay for the common workers.<ref name="ACU"/>

	Eventually, the populace's frustration reached a breaking point; on 5 October, women across the marketplaces of Paris, Les Halles in particular, gathered to protest and decided to take their grievances straight to the King. The crowds, which were already growing drastically, converged at the Hôtel de Ville and ransacked it, taking 1700 muskets and 4 cannons. They were not only joined by workers from the [[La Bièvre\|Saint-Marcel]] and Saint-Antoine districts,<ref name="ACU"/> but also by large numbers of the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette\|Marquis de Lafayette]]'s National Guards, who were sympathetic to the women's cause.<ref name="Ubi"/>		Eventually, the populace's frustration reached a breaking point; on 5 October, women across the marketplaces of Paris, Les Halles in particular, gathered to protest and decided to take their grievances straight to the King. The crowds, which were already growing drastically, converged at the Hôtel de Ville and ransacked it, taking 1700 muskets and 4 cannons. They were not only joined by workers from the [[La Bièvre\|Saint-Marcel]] and Saint-Antoine districts,<ref name="ACU"/> but also by large numbers of the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette\|Marquis de Lafayette]]'s National Guards, who were sympathetic to the women's cause.<ref name="Ubi"/>

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	==March through Paris==		==March through Paris==
	{{Quote\|Let's tell the royals that our families must eat too!\|Théroigne gathering the market women, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}Following the [[Storming of the Bastille]] and the {{Wiki\|Great Fear}}, revolutionary fervor spread among the populace. The clergy and the aristocracy had lost their priviliges, and feudalism had been abolished, but true change for the working class was slow to come.<ref name="Ubi">''[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 The March on Versailles - Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks]''</ref> Ordinary citizens were still struggling to keep themselves fed, with the price of grain having skyrocketed due to droughts in the summer of 1788. In 1789, one loaf of bread cost more than half a day's pay for the common workers.<ref name="ACU"/>		{{Quote\|Let's tell the royals that our families must eat too!\|Théroigne gathering the market women, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}
			Following the [[Storming of the Bastille]] and the {{Wiki\|Great Fear}}, revolutionary fervor spread among the populace. The clergy and the aristocracy had lost their priviliges, and feudalism had been abolished, but true change for the working class was slow to come.<ref name="Ubi">''[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 The March on Versailles - Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks]''</ref> Ordinary citizens were still struggling to keep themselves fed, with the price of grain having skyrocketed due to droughts in the summer of 1788. In 1789, one loaf of bread cost more than half a day's pay for the common workers.<ref name="ACU"/>

	Eventually, the populace's frustration reached a breaking point; on 5 October, women across the marketplaces of Paris, Les Halles in particular, gathered to protest and decided to take their grievances straight to the King. The crowds, which were already growing drastically, converged at the Hôtel de Ville and ransacked it, taking 1700 muskets and 4 cannons. They were not only joined by workers from the [[La Bièvre\|Saint-Marcel]] and Saint-Antoine districts,<ref name="ACU"/> but also by large numbers of the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette\|Marquis de Lafayette]]'s National Guards, who were sympathetic to the women's cause.<ref name="Ubi"/>		Eventually, the populace's frustration reached a breaking point; on 5 October, women across the marketplaces of Paris, Les Halles in particular, gathered to protest and decided to take their grievances straight to the King. The crowds, which were already growing drastically, converged at the Hôtel de Ville and ransacked it, taking 1700 muskets and 4 cannons. They were not only joined by workers from the [[La Bièvre\|Saint-Marcel]] and Saint-Antoine districts,<ref name="ACU"/> but also by large numbers of the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette\|Marquis de Lafayette]]'s National Guards, who were sympathetic to the women's cause.<ref name="Ubi"/>
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			==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''

	==References==		==References==

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	==Food shortages and taxes==		==Food shortages and taxes==
	{{Quote\|Kings and nobles pay no tax, while we shoulder the burden for them! We must band together, citizens!\|Théroigne rallying the crowds, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}		{{Quote\|Kings and nobles pay no tax, while we shoulder the burden for them! We must band together, citizens!\|Théroigne rallying the crowds, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}One of the driving forces behind the French Revolution was the shortage of food, particularly bread, among the common people.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> During the late 18th century, [[France]]'s population numbered 26 million, 22 million of which were farmers that could barely support their families. The French's refusal to adopt the potato as a staple of their diet, unlike [[United Kingdom\|England]] and other [[Europe]]an countries, further compounded their already precarious situation.<ref name="PW">''[[Project Widow]]''</ref>
	One of the driving forces behind the French Revolution was the shortage of food, particularly bread, among the common people.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> During the late 18th century, [[France]]'s population numbered 26 million, 22 million of which were farmers that could barely support their families. The French's refusal to adopt the potato as a staple of their diet, unlike [[United Kingdom\|England]] and other [[Europe]]an countries, further compounded their already precarious situation.<ref name="PW">''[[Project Widow]]''</ref>

	As such, they were especially susceptible to the bad harvests that they faced in the decade leading up to the French Revolution. Many desperate farmers flocked to the cities in search of work and food, causing conditions to deteriorate.<ref name="PW"/>		As such, they were especially susceptible to the bad harvests that they faced in the decade leading up to the French Revolution. Many desperate farmers flocked to the cities in search of work and food, causing conditions to deteriorate.<ref name="PW"/>
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	==March through Paris==		==March through Paris==
	{{Quote\|Let's tell the royals that our families must eat too!\|Théroigne gathering the market women, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}		{{Quote\|Let's tell the royals that our families must eat too!\|Théroigne gathering the market women, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}Following the [[Storming of the Bastille]] and the {{Wiki\|Great Fear}}, revolutionary fervor spread among the populace. The clergy and the aristocracy had lost their priviliges, and feudalism had been abolished, but true change for the working class was slow to come.<ref name="Ubi">''[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 The March on Versailles - Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks]''</ref> Ordinary citizens were still struggling to keep themselves fed, with the price of grain having skyrocketed due to droughts in the summer of 1788. In 1789, one loaf of bread cost more than half a day's pay for the common workers.<ref name="ACU"/>
	Following the [[Storming of the Bastille]] and the {{Wiki\|Great Fear}}, revolutionary fervor spread among the populace. The clergy and the aristocracy had lost their priviliges, and feudalism had been abolished, but true change for the working class was slow to come.<ref name="Ubi">''[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 The March on Versailles - Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks]''</ref> Ordinary citizens were still struggling to keep themselves fed, with the price of grain having skyrocketed due to droughts in the summer of 1788. In 1789, one loaf of bread cost more than half a day's pay for the common workers.<ref name="ACU"/>

	Eventually, the populace's frustration reached a breaking point; on 5 October, women across the marketplaces of Paris, Les Halles in particular, gathered to protest and decided to take their grievances straight to the King. The crowds, which were already growing drastically, converged at the Hôtel de Ville and ransacked it, taking 1700 muskets and 4 cannons. They were not only joined by workers from the [[La Bièvre\|Saint-Marcel]] and Saint-Antoine districts,<ref name="ACU"/> but also by large numbers of the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette\|Marquis de Lafayette]]'s National Guards, who were sympathetic to the women's cause.<ref name="Ubi"/>		Eventually, the populace's frustration reached a breaking point; on 5 October, women across the marketplaces of Paris, Les Halles in particular, gathered to protest and decided to take their grievances straight to the King. The crowds, which were already growing drastically, converged at the Hôtel de Ville and ransacked it, taking 1700 muskets and 4 cannons. They were not only joined by workers from the [[La Bièvre\|Saint-Marcel]] and Saint-Antoine districts,<ref name="ACU"/> but also by large numbers of the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette\|Marquis de Lafayette]]'s National Guards, who were sympathetic to the women's cause.<ref name="Ubi"/>

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	The '''Women's March on Versailles''', also known as '''The October March''', '''The October Days''', or simply '''The March on Versailles''', was one of the earliest and most significant events of the [[French Revolution]].		The '''Women's March on Versailles''', also known as '''The October March''', '''The October Days''', or simply '''The March on Versailles''', was one of the earliest and most significant events of the [[French Revolution]].

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