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On a June night in 1791, King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette fled Paris in disguise, hoping to escape the turmoil of the French Revolution. They were arrested by a group of citizens a few miles from Belgium and forced to return to Paris. Two years later they would both die at the guillotine. Tackett recounts this story in gripping novelistic style.
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When the King Took Flight, Timothy Tackett
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- Released
- 2004
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- Title
- When the King Took Flight
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Timothy Tackett
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 0674016424
- ISBN13
- 9780674016422
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, France, School, 18th century, French Revolution (1789-1799)
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- On a June night in 1791, King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette fled Paris in disguise, hoping to escape the turmoil of the French Revolution. They were arrested by a group of citizens a few miles from Belgium and forced to return to Paris. Two years later they would both die at the guillotine. Tackett recounts this story in gripping novelistic style.