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| Keywords: House of Peers - trial of ex-ministers.jpg Catalyzed by the decreasing popularity of Charles X and the continual economic hardships of the working class the July Revolution of 1830 ended the Bourbon monarchy and brought Louis-Philippe to the throne On December 15th 1830 the trial of Charles X's ministers opened at the Chamber of Peers in the presence of heavy security forces and public spectators demanding that they be found guilty of treason and put to death Although all of the ministers were found guilty they were not sentenced to death and national troops feared additional outbreaks of violence among the angry crowds Surprisingly the troops were able to contain the demonstrators and the trial marked a symbolic conclusion to the July Revolution of 1830 1831 engraving Institution Brown University Library object history exhibition history credit line accession number 1093265570432625 PD-old Engravings of buildings in Paris Images of Paris from the Brown University Library Hémicycle Palais du Luxembourg Peers of France-July Monarchy Historical images of Palais du Luxembourg 1831 in Paris 1831 engravings | ||||
