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| Keywords: Destruction of barrier of St. Denis - July, 1830.jpg Catalyzed by the decreasing popularity of Charles X and the continual economic hardships of the working class the July Revolution of 1830 ended the Bourbon monarchy and brought Louis-Philippe to the throne The first day of violence occurred on July 27th following the publication of the king's controversial ordinances banning freedom of the press Protesters violently rioted throughout Paris and the French government was forced to set up various barricades but to little avail By July 29th the third and final day of fighting the throne of Charles X was clearly overthrown It was also on this day that the barrier of Saint-Denis shown here was set on fire during violent riots and fighting 1831 engraving Institution Brown University Library object history exhibition history credit line accession number 1093265843510750 PD-old-100 Engravings of buildings in Paris Images of Paris from the Brown University Library Barrière de la Chapelle Destructions in France French Revolution of 1830 1831 engravings | ||||
