1 October

Once a year, a banquet is held in Versailles in the honour of the Gardes du Corps du Roi. After the dinner, but before desert, Louis and Marie Antoinette both grace the occaison with their presence. A rumour, however, spreads that the guards present don the white cockade, the old royalist cockade of France, and the Queen herself removes the tricolour cockade from Louis' lapel, and tramples upon it. Whether or not the incident is true, it sparks controversy among the population.

5 October

Jean Paul Marat publishes a pamphlet calling for a Women's march on Versailles, to protest, simultaneously, bread shortages and the incident at the banquet. On the morning of the 5th, thousands of Women gather in the marketplaces, angry at how little bread is being sold, and what bread is being sold, is being done so for an exorbitant price. A single woman begins striking a drum, to a slow and simple beat. A cry of "à versailles!" riles the crowd up, who reply in turn. All over Paris, the women coalesce into a swarm, hellbent on reaching Versailles.

Lafayette, in Versailles, receives word of this from his National Guardsmen. Excusing himself from the National Assembly, he races back to Paris. En route, he runs into the crowd of women, joined by his own National Guard, who are marching on Versailles, armed with farming tools, looted weaponry, and of course, the arsenal of the National Guard. Some women are even seen dragging cannon, aided by the National Guard.

Lafayette knew there was not much sense in trying to stop the crowd, so he did what he must, and took the helm, with a cry of "à Versailles!"

Lafayette was worried about the crowd's true intention, and sent a trusted rider to Versailles ahead of the crowd, warning the National Assembly of the incoming crowd.

Approaching Versailles, Lafayette found other members of the National Assembly, headed by the illustrious Talleyrand. Talleyrand, smartly, welcomed the crowd with open arms, and went, side-by-side with Lafayette, to the courtyard of the Palace.

Upon seeing the approaching rabble, the guards of the Palace quickly warned Louis, and stood firm. The gates were locked, and bayonets fixed. No peasant was entering.

Lafayette approached the guards, and identifying himself, was allowed to speak to the captain. Tired of the waiting, the crowd grew impetuous and stormed the gates, knocking Lafayette aside, and forcing their way into the main courtyard of the Palace. The guards began to open fire, but were quickly overwhelmed and killed. Their heads were sawed off, and placed upon pikes, to be paraded around the courtyard. Lafayette regained his composure, and tried to head the crowd off before they could reach the royal's chambers.

Meanwhile, inside the palace, Louis was called from his chambers, to speak with the captain of the guard as to the dire situation. His brother, Louis Stanislas, was also summoned, along with the rest of the Royal Council. Marie Antoinette, meanwhile, was not in the royal chambers when the rabble began entering, and thus made her way into the one of many secret passages in the palace. Approaching the door to the royal chambers, she found the door locked. Trapped, separated from her children, and her husband, could do nothing. After many futile attempts to have her be heard, and let into the chamber, she broke down. Sitting in the narrow corridor, she cried.

The two Children of France were ushered into the secret corridors by their caretakers, and eventually found the weeping Marie Antoinette. Reunited with her children, at the very least, she began to recover. Still unable to enter the chamber of the King, however, their fate was uncertain.

Peasant women and National Guardsmen ransacked the palace, grabbing anything of value they could carry, and destroying what they could not. Lafayette continued making his way through the crowd, trying to find the King and his family, if nothing else, to try to protect them. Reaching the King's chambers, he heard a meek rapping on one of the walls. Poking and prodding, he turned a piece of moulding on the wall, a cleverly disguised door latch. Opening the door, he found Marie Antoinette and her three children, desperate, but now relieved. After offering his courtesies, Lafayette informed the Queen of the current circumstances.

The King now entered his chamber, confused as to why the Marquis de Lafayette was here, with his wife. Grabbing Lafayette, he asked as to why his guardsmen were rampaging through the palace. Explaining the circumstances, Lafayette had an idea.

Rushing to the main balcony, Lafayette flung the doors open, and tried to quell the crowd in the courtyard, hurling insults as well as paving stones at the windows of the Palace. Silencing the crowd, he called for calm, as the King was ready to address their concerns.

Those inside the palace soon got bored of rampaging, and, upon hearing of an address by the king, made their way back to the courtyard, to hear. Stepping aside, Lafayette gestured for the King to come forward. The King, trying to remain stoic, kissed his wife and children, and made his way into the spotlight.

The crowd stood dead silent, as all eyes were upon the King. Louis was painfully aware of all the weapons in the crowd, and, if they so chose, could end his life in a second. Louis began asking for calm, and promised a reduction in the price of grain. He also promised that the reserves of grain in Versailles would be shared with that of Paris. The crowd began to murmur excitedly. Lafayette, then, in a brave maneuvre, unpinned the tricolour cockade from his hat, and pinned it to the King's lapel. "Vive la France! Vive la Nation!" he cried. The King returned, and the crowd erupted into cheers. Meanwhile, guards began filtering out to the edges of the courtyard.

"The Queen! The Queen!" the crowd began to chant. They wanted to see the Queen, the most hated woman in France. Marie Antoinette, kissing her children, began to make her way to the balcony. The King returned to his children, and Lafayette stood far to the side. Marie stood alone, facing the crowd that so fervently hated her. She could even see muskets lower to face her. She was, quite literally, staring down the barrel of a gun.

Marie Antoinette knew she should say something. Stammering, she began to freeze up. Lafayette, upon seeing this, sprung forward, asking for her hand to kiss. After kissing her hand, Lafayette let out a "Vive la Revolution!"

Marie Antoinette was about to reply, before a scuffle, followed quickly by a gunshot, echoed inside the chambers of the King. A small band of looters, still inside the palace, broke into the chambers, and fired a pistol at the King. The King was unharmed, but his son, the young Dauphin Louis, was hit square in the face, and killed instantly. Guards inside the chambers quickly returned with shots of their own, as well as bayonets, and quickly dispatched the looters, but it was far too late. The mob in the courtyard began to panic, and, upon realizing that they were surrounded by guards, began to fire in every which direction. Marie Antoinette, exposed on the balcony, was shot, and killed.

Lafayette, in the confusion, managed to disappear off the dreaded balcony, into the company of the King, the children, and the Royal Council. The mob outside began to escalate violence, and once again stormed the Palace.

Members of the National Assembly returned to their meeting hall, and, joined by the angry mob, were focusing on appeasement of the angry crowd, unaware of the events transpiring at the Palace.

Lafayette was directed to a passage that would take him out of the Palace, and, leading the last remaining child of Louis XVI, Marie Thérèse, he dutifully obeyed. Disappearing out of a side entrance into the streets of Versailles, Lafayette had a trusted guardsman discreetly escort Marie to his own residence in Paris. There, he would inform the Lady Lafayette of the situation, and would return to his post, leaving Marie in the Hôtel de La Fayette. Already rife with visitors, mostly Americans, Marie would not be noticed.

When Lafayette returned to the Palace of Versailles, he found the head of Louis XVI, along with his brother, Louis Stanislas, being paraded about the courtyard. Gunshots echoed in the distance, no doubt the army of the King seeking to disperse the mob. Making his way to the National Assembly, Lafayette, with a heavy heart, began to explain to the National Assembly as to what happened, leaving out his story of Marie Thérèse's escape.

The National assembly was speechless. The crowd, watching from upper balconies, and even empty seats on the floor, began to cheer. As the sounds of muskets began to ring out louder and louder, Lafayette proposed moving the National Assembly to the rightful capital of France, Paris.

Unanimously, the National Assembly began packing their things, and beating a hasty retreat to Paris, followed by adoring crowds. Meanwhile, fierce street fighting raged in Versailles, as the soldiers of the King sought to avenge their fallen monarch.

19 October

Located in the chapel of the archbishop's residence next to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the National Assembly began to discuss the events that had transpired. With the King dead, and the succession un-secure, the National Assembly agreed to pass the Constitution of 1789, when the crisis had passed.

By Salic Law, with the death of Louis XVI, and his son, the crown should, by all rights, pass to the Comte d'Artois. Charles, however, had fled the country, some several months prior. Agreeing that the Comte d'Artois was a traitor, the National Assembly passed a resolution branding the Comte d'Artois a traitor, and stripping him of all titles. The crown should, by all laws, pass to the renowned liberal sympathizer, Louis-Phillipe II, Duc d'Orleans.

Louis Phillipe II, of the House of Orleans, was the cousin of Louis XVI. During the past few months, Louis was an outspoken supporter of the Revolution, alienating him from his family. Residing in the Palais-Royal, opposite the Tuileries Palace, Louis Phillipe was no stranger to Paris. The courtyards of the Palais-Royal were the site of some of the most important marketplaces in Paris. Also having a reputation for much high-minded conversation, intellectuals and commoners alike gathered in the marketplace, to discuss politics, society, and all other manner of business. Freemasons and prostitutes, too, enjoyed the Palais-Royal. Popular and at-home in Paris, Louis Phillipe, aside from being the rightful King of France, was the crowd's favourite, out of all the royals.

When informed of the events in Versailles, Louis Phillipe did not skip a beat when he approached the National Assembly. Addressing them, he was soon asked to be crowned, not as King of France and Navarre, but as Louis-Phillipe I, King of the French. Louis-Phillipe accepted.

Renaming the Palais-Royal to the Palais du Égalité, Louis-Phillipe left the Palace to take up a formal residence as the King, in the Tuileries Palace.

Back in Versailles, fighting had raged for a few days, though, as the peasantry got hungry, began filtering away, back to Paris. The King's men, upon hearing of the crowning of Louis-Phillipe I, pledged allegiance to him. It would seem that almost all supported this new King.

Across France, however, nobles, upon hearing of the death of Louis XVI, began trickling out of France, across the Rhine into Germany. There, with their vast wealth, they prepare to perhaps return. Many reach out to the former Comte d'Artois, whom they now call King Charles X.

The National Assembly also passed legislation changing the Flag of France, from the Bourbon white, to the Tricolore, inspired by the cockade.

21 October

The National Assembly declares a state of Martial Law, and placed Lafayette at the head of all troops located around Paris and Versailles, to prevent further uprisings.

TL;DR: The King is dead, long live Liberté! Égalité! Fraternité!