The siege of Paris and the Paris Commune comes to mind. The single minded revulsion that rich Europeans felt towards the commune certainly implies that somethin

The siege of Paris and the Paris Commune comes to mind. The single minded revulsion that rich Europeans felt towards the commune certainly implies that something bad happened to rich Parisians during that time. Oh, and the common phrase in the rich quarters is rumored to have been “Better Bismarck than Blanqui”, indicating that rich Parisians would rather see France lose the war than have a political foe control the city, which reinforces my suspicions.