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When the King Took Flight

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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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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674016422
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 288
  • Published:
  • October 17, 2004
  • Dimensions:
  • 126x203x21 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 234 g.
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Description of When the King Took Flight

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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