Charles X Rapport 1830
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 Seizure of the presses of the newspaper Le National (July 27, 1830). Lithograph by Victor Adam .
Seizure of the presses of the newspaper Le National by the government of Charles X (July 27, 1830). Lithograph by Victor Adam.

Charles X Suspends the Freedom of the Press in France, Provoking the July Revolution

7/25/1830
Charles X Rapport au roi
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On July 25, 1830 while a guest at Saint-Cloud, Charles XOffsite Link set forth a series of decrees known at the Four Ordinances of Saint-Cloud or the July OrdinancesOffsite Link. The decrees were meant to calm the people of France, but had the opposite effect of angering French citizens.

Perhaps most significant among July Ordinances was the decree suspending the freedom of the press as published in the poster illustrated with this entry. 
"Journalists gathered in protest at the headquarters of the NationalOffsite Link daily, founded in January 1830 by Adolphe ThiersOffsite LinkArmand CarrelOffsite Link, and others. The final result was the July RevolutionOffsite Link and Charles X's abdicationOffsite Link and exile" (Wikipedia article on July Ordinances).

 

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