Fall of the French Monarchy - Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the

Munro Price has meticulously researched the mood, atmosphere and personalities behind the palace walls. At the heart of this research is a cache of letters that sheds new light on the lives of the royals, as the monarchy was gradually stripped of its power and revolutionary fervour called for their execution. The central character in this new evidence is the Baron de Breteuil, Louis's ambassador in exile, who orchestrated doomed escape plans and co-ordinated the international response to the revolution.This new book reassesses a perennially interesting period of history and will shed fresh insight into one of the real tuning points in European history

Summary

Munro Price has meticulously researched the mood, atmosphere and personalities behind the palace walls. At the heart of this research is a cache of letters that sheds new light on the lives of the royals, as the monarchy was gradually stripped of its power and revolutionary fervour called for their execution. The central character in this new evidence is the Baron de Breteuil, Louis's ambassador in exile, who orchestrated doomed escape plans and co-ordinated the international response to the revolution.This new book reassesses a perennially interesting period of history and will shed fresh insight into one of the real tuning points in European history

Product details

• Authors: Munro Price
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2014
• EAN: 9781447265900
• ISBN: 978-1-4472-6590-0
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, Political structure & processes, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Revolutionary groups & movements, c 1789 to c 1799 (French Revolutionary period), C 1700 To C 1800, Later 18th century c 1750 to c 1799, French Revolution, French Revolution; Marie Antoinette; Louis XVI; France