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Day of the Barricades (Paris)
The Day of the Barricades in Paris on May 27, 1648, was the high point of the parliamentary Fronde, when citizens built barricades and forced the reg…
Timeline
- 1648Palais de Justice, Paris · ParisRoyal guards arrested Broussel and three other parliamentarians outside the court. News spread and crowds gathered in protest across Paris's districts, some already moving barrels and carts to build makeshift barriers.
- 1648Paris city proper · Île-de-FranceFrom the morning of May 27, barricades appeared at more than twenty intersections in Paris, with citizens, students, and court clerks defending together. Royal troops attempting to advance met stubborn resistance, and the city was effectively under insurgent control.
- 1648Paris · Île-de-FranceFacing the loss of control, the regent ordered the release of all arrested parliamentarians and the withdrawal of royal troops from Paris. The barricades were gradually dismantled, but the confrontation between Parlement and the crown was not over; the Fronde entered a new phase.
Sources
- Encyclopædia Britannica: Fronde https://www.britannica.com/event/Fronde
- Urban Insurrection in Seventeenth-Century France: The Culture of Retribution — William Beik (1997)