French women began rioting over shortages of bread and the resulting prices for bread that vendors would ask for, on the fifth and sixth of October (Dorn). The riot began in the marketplaces of Paris, specifically in the neighborhood, Faubourg Saint-Antoine (Dorn). But it didn't start completely without political dissidents and renegade national guardsmen (Dorn). These people were going to take advantage of the next large commotion, they pushed the rioters to move to the Palace of Versailles (Dorn). The women marched all the way to the palace and found one of the front gates opened and rushed in to threaten the royal family's lives (Dorn). They decapitated two guardsmen and put their heads on pikes and carted them around the palace (Dorn). It was only till the Marquis de Lafayette pushed the king to give a speach, did the rioters calm (Dorn).
Dorn, Nathan. “October Days of 1789 – Pic of the Week.” October Days of 1789 – Pic of the Week | In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress, 5 Oct. 2012, https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2012/10/october-days-of-1789-pic-of-the-week/.