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6.07- The Last King of France

Revolutions

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Orleans's Proclamation to the House of Deputies

Duc de orleans was invited to sign a proclamation in the city of paris. He accepted and promised to guarantee certain civil liberties, as lafayette had continuously insisted was the basic price of his support. But when he arrived at the hotel de ville, heckling started up from locals who didn't like what they were seeing. That's when Lafayette stepped into the picture: "I wear with pride these glorious colors that you have again taken"

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