It was here, on July 14, 1789, that revolutionaries stormed the infamous Bastille prison, a symbol of the tyranny of the ...

When, after Hastings, William the Conqueror took possession of London, about the first thing he did was to build a fortress. So selected his ground near where the Romans had constructed their wall.

Armed with axes, hay thieves, knives and rifles, they storm the Bastille fortress. Join us for the crazy day in the streets of Paris, which has become a symbol of the French Republic.

Paris hosted an extra-special guest for France's national holiday Sunday — the Olympic flame lighting up the city's grandiose military parade for Bastille Day. Subscribe Log In ...

In the summer of 1789, simmering anger and resentment exploded into full-blown class war on the streets of Paris ... of royal power, a fortress and prison called the Bastille.