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Happy Bastille day !!!

This is a drawing about our national emblem in France, called Marianne She's wearing a Phrygian cap, which was usally worn by slaves who were freed during the Roman Empire (there are still other references to that object ^^' ) For French people, it's a symbol about freedom and public spirit, and also called "liberty cap"

I told you that I'll do a little History lesson about July 14th ^-^ (And you can see that I wrote 3 dates ) This date symbolises two events which took place during the French Revolution (1789-1799).

The first event is the Storming of the Bastille, in 1789, during the reign of Louis XVI (1774-1791 / 1791-1792). Kingdom of France had a major economic crisis, particulary because of the cost of it intervention in the American Revolution. I'll not tell you everything about our situation at this moment, so I'll get to the point the most important ^^'

The Bastille was a jail... And people of Paris was worried about invasion from troops from other countries (Prussia, and also Austria, because the queen of France Marie-Antoinette was an austrian princess) and these troops were around Paris. But also, life in France became unbearable with the rising of prices of food.

People wanted weapons, and came to the Invalides to took that. But the governor refused... so, people came to the Bastille. First, there were three negotiations, but the governor of the Bastille, Launay, refused too. So, people attacked the Bastille and the governor was killed. His head was cut off and exposed on a pike (and it wasn't the first and last time... c_c ). The Bastille was also destroyed, and this event was considered as the beginning of French Revolution.

One year later, French People celebrated the Fête de la Fédération in Paris, but the first was in Lyon, on 30 May 1790. Lafayette (one of heros about American Revolution and captain of the National Guard of Paris) wanted to commemorate the first anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille and also celebrate the unity of French nation.

There is a third date I wrote on this drawing : July, 14, 1795. At this date, La Marseillaise became our national hymn, under the decision of the National Convention (1792-1795).

I can't tell you everything about all of the evenements about French Revolution here... x) If you want more explanation, you can ask me, it's not a problem for me ^_^

I hope you'll like this drawing !!! =3 Have a nice day !!

Digital version by : niiii-link.deviantart.com/art/…
Stamp version by : niiii-link.deviantart.com/art/…

Description
Happy Bastille day !!!

This is a drawing about our national emblem in France, called Marianne She's wearing a Phrygian cap, which was usally worn by slaves who were freed during the Roman Empire (there are still other references to that object ^^' ) For French people, it's a symbol about freedom and public spirit, and also called "liberty cap"

I told you that I'll do a little History lesson about July 14th ^-^ (And you can see that I wrote 3 dates ) This date symbolises two events which took place during the French Revolution (1789-1799).

The first event is the Storming of the Bastille, in 1789, during the reign of Louis XVI (1774-1791 / 1791-1792). Kingdom of France had a major economic crisis, particulary because of the cost of it intervention in the American Revolution. I'll not tell you everything about our situation at this moment, so I'll get to the point the most important ^^'

The Bastille was a jail... And people of Paris was worried about invasion from troops from other countries (Prussia, and also Austria, because the queen of France Marie-Antoinette was an austrian princess) and these troops were around Paris. But also, life in France became unbearable with the rising of prices of food.

People wanted weapons, and came to the Invalides to took that. But the governor refused... so, people came to the Bastille. First, there were three negotiations, but the governor of the Bastille, Launay, refused too. So, people attacked the Bastille and the governor was killed. His head was cut off and exposed on a pike (and it wasn't the first and last time... c_c ). The Bastille was also destroyed, and this event was considered as the beginning of French Revolution.

One year later, French People celebrated the Fête de la Fédération in Paris, but the first was in Lyon, on 30 May 1790. Lafayette (one of heros about American Revolution and captain of the National Guard of Paris) wanted to commemorate the first anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille and also celebrate the unity of French nation.

There is a third date I wrote on this drawing : July, 14, 1795. At this date, La Marseillaise became our national hymn, under the decision of the National Convention (1792-1795).

I can't tell you everything about all of the evenements about French Revolution here... x) If you want more explanation, you can ask me, it's not a problem for me ^_^

I hope you'll like this drawing !!! =3 Have a nice day !!

Digital version by : niiii-link.deviantart.com/art/…
Stamp version by : niiii-link.deviantart.com/art/…