The Story of the French Revolution by Ernest Belfort Bax | Episode 1 |
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The Triumph of the King's Majesty
The tricolor flag was first adopted as the banner of the popular party. The crowd proceeded through the streets bearing in triumph the bust of nacare and philippege te, the king's cousin but not his friend. A mad search for weapons was the order of the day. But when no muskets arrived a panic seized the city; chests purporting to contain ammunition did appear. Houses were sacked, carriages sed in the confusion,. There were ruffians who sought to make use of the state of things prevailing for purposes of mere plunder. Such excesses were peremptorily put down with the cry death to the thieves.
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