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Author Jordan, David P., 1939-

Title The king's trial : the French Revolution vs. Louis XVI / David P. Jordan
Edition Twenty-fifth anniversary edition
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, [2004]
©2004

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Description xxxiv, 275 pages, 17 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm
Summary "On August 10, 1792, Louis XVI of France abandoned his Paris chateau, walked across the Tuileries gardens, and surrendered his crown. In the tumultuous months that followed, he was tried, found guilty, and sent to the guillotine. When originally published, David Jordan's riveting account of that turbulent time identified key issues, focused attention on a matter once considered only an episode of French history, and reframed the academic debate on the meaning of the most significant trial in French history. His new preface considers the scholarship of the past twenty-five years and places The King's Trial in the current context."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-268) and index
Subject Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793.
SUBJECT France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051319
France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103622
Genre/Form Biographies.
ISBN 0520236971
9780520236974
Other Titles King's trial : Loius XVI vs. the French Revolution