De Launay: the governor of the Bastille was massacred by the crowd (Paris - 1789)

Are you familiar with the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789? After a day of negotiations and clashes, the governor of the Bastille, De Launay, was beheaded and his head carried around Paris. A fine start to the French Revolution!
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▷ Recommended books to find out more about:
• The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789 by Robert Darnton
• A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution by Jeremy D. Popkin
• The French Revolution by Ian Davidson
• Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon Schama
▷ Video summary:
0:00 - Introduction
0:27 - Who was the Marquis de Launay?
1:51 - The Bastille and why it was attacked
3:15 - Discussions end in attack
5:46 - The Bastille surrenders
6:56 - The crowd takes revenge
7:44 - De Launay is massacred
9:48 - The end of Jourdan Coupe-Tête

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