Bastille Day in 1945: Versailles, the city of the Sun King, swept up in republican jubilation
- Posted on July 14, 2025
- By Le Monde
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Bastille Day in 1945: Versailles, the city of the Sun King, swept up in republican jubilation
'1945, A French Summer' (1/6). On Saturday, July 14, 1945, Versailles was celebrating as it had not done in years. But the carefree spirit of some clashed with the return of deportees and the restrictions still in place.
