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'''DESTRUCTION OF THE BASTILE.''' Scottish, March (2/4 time). G major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCAABB. The Bastille [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille] was the hated state prison used by the Kings of France that was stormed by an aroused populace in July, 1789. It's capture and eventual destruction became a potent symbol of the French Revolution. | '''DESTRUCTION OF THE BASTILE.''' Scottish, March (2/4 time). G major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCAABB. The Bastille [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille] was the hated state prison used by the Kings of France that was stormed by an aroused populace in July, 1789. It's capture and eventual destruction became a potent symbol of the French Revolution. | ||
[[File:bastille.jpg| | [[File:bastille.jpg|670px|thumb|left|Storming the Bastille]] It was also the source of some considerable anxiety among the nobility of other countries in Europe, Britain included, lest the 'popular contagion' spread to their lands. | ||
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DESTRUCTION OF THE BASTILE. Scottish, March (2/4 time). G major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCAABB. The Bastille [1] was the hated state prison used by the Kings of France that was stormed by an aroused populace in July, 1789. It's capture and eventual destruction became a potent symbol of the French Revolution.
