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The dangerous road to the Bastille

The dangerous road to the Bastille

Name: The dangerous road to the Bastille
Uploaded: 2023-12-07T11:58:18.910Z
Duration: 43 min 33 s

Robert Darnton guides us through the streets of Paris in the decades leading up to the French Revolution

Rob Attar

Published: December 1, 2023 at 10:52 AM

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The French Revolution of 1789 is one of the defining events of world history – but the decades preceding the revolution were also seismic, being marked by war, royal scandal, financial crisis and scientific wonder. In conversation with Rob Attar, Robert Darnton takes us on a journey through the streets of Paris in the 40 years that preceded the storming of the Bastille.

Robert Darnton is the author of The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748–1789 (Penguin, 2023)

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Rob AttarHead of content and editor of HistoryExtra magazine

Rob Attar is head of content and editor of HistoryExtra magazine