Louis XVI and the French Revolution / Alison Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Alison, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Queens--France--Biography.

Queens.

Monarchy--France--History--18th century.

Monarchy.

France--Kings and rulers--Biography.

France.

France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799.

Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793.

Louis.

Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793.

Marie Antoinette.

Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793--Family.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This biography traces the painfully exciting events involving Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their two children. The royal family was first taken by a violent mob from Versailles to Paris. They attempted an escape but it failed when they had almost reached safety. A year later the king and queen were guillotined"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Youth and marriage

Early years of reign

Marie Antoinette's lifestyle

Deteriorating financial situation

The necklace affair

Attempts to avoid bankruptcy

Composition of the estates-general

Opening of the estates-general

Fall of the Bastille

Accommodating the revolutionaries

Mob takes royal family captive

Life of the royal family in Paris

Bastille anniversary celebration

Civil constitution of the clergy

Flight to Varennes

Final steps toward a constitutional monarchy

Acceptance of the constitution

Invasion of the Tuileries Palace

Attacks by Austrian and Prussian forces

Insurrectional commune seizes power in Paris

Battle at the Tuileries Palace

The royal family in prison

September prison massacres

French military successes

Trial of the king

King condemned to death

Final hours and execution.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4766-0243-3