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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312268793
ISBN-13
9780312268794
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2418331
Product Key Features
Book Title
Road from Versailles : Louis Xvi, Marie Antoinette, and the Fall of the French Monarchy
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Royalty, Europe / France
Publication Year
2003
Features
Revised
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
27.9 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-031880
Reviews
"...an example of narrative history at its best...Price deserves high praise..."--Michael Hochedlinger, International History Review "Important and engrossing."-Antonia Fraser, Sunday Times (U.K.) "It is very rare indeed to get a genuine historical scoop in a period as well trodden as the French Revolution, but that is undoubtedly what Munro Price has achieved here. Fascinating and genuinely groundbreaking . . . .a truly revolutionary book."-Andrew Roberts, Sunday Telegraph (U.K.) "Resurrecting a wealth of historical documentation, [Price] has scrupulously detailed the previously unknown underground diplomacy of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, creating a significant contribution to the analysis of the French Revolution."-Margaret Flanagan, Booklist "In this engrossing work of historical scholarship, Price has managed to unravel a complex web of intrigue that has baffled historians since the demise of the ancien rÉgime. Through brilliant detective work, Price has uncovered documents that shed a definitive light on the French Crown's policy toward the revolution. Specifically, he has located among other significant archival materials a 'large buff ledger' that itemizes secret missions that the Marquis de Bombelles undertook on behalf of Louis XVI . . . Up to now, a paucity of documentary evidence has made it very difficult for students of the French Revolution to determine the Crown's true intentions during the critical early years of revolutionary turmoil. Price proves that the French king and queen made a concerted effort to undermine the work of the Constituant Assembly and to gain foreign support for restoration of royal authority. This definitive study moves well beyond such works as Michel Vovelle's The Fall of the French Monarchy. Highly recommended."-Jim Doyle, Sara Hightower Regional Library, Rome, Georgia, Library Journal "This exhaustively researched study should be the definitive diplomatic history of the fall of Louis XVI . . . Historians have long argued about the true intent of Louis XVI regarding the French Revolution. Was the king prepared to accept a limited monarchy or did he intend to restore the old regime? Price, a specialist on 18th-century France, has unearthed a treasure trove of vital material-memoirs, diaries, official documents and correspondence-connected with the diplomatic representatives of the king, in particular the Baron de Breteuil, the king's prime minister in July 1789, when a Parisian mob stormed the Bastille. With the royal family in prison, Breteuil secretly traveled all over Europe with two goals: to help the royal family escape from Paris and to restore the absolute monarchy. Price takes us inside the world of 18th-century diplomacy, showing Breteuil's attempts to win financial and military backing from Austria, Sweden, Russia and other European monarchies . . . What Price proves beyond doubt is that Louis had numerous chances to compromise with the revolution. He refused, choosing instead an ill-fated agenda of restoring absolute monarchy."-Publishers Weekly "New, lively, and stimulating . . . [The Road from Versailles] returns to familiar events with the skills both of the sleuth and novelist."-Times Literary Supplement (U.K.) "The most important book written on the subject for a very long time."-T.C.W. Blanning, author of The Culture of Power and the Power of Culture "Munro Price has carried out considerable research to discover what the royal couple hoped to do and what they did. The result is a fantastic book. A well-argued narrative."-Literary Review (U.K.) "In this lightly written and grippingly told account, Munro Price uses an impressive range of fresh archival material to shed light on Louis XVI and his queen Marie Antoinette."-The Mail, "...an example of narrative history at its best...Price deserves high praise..."--Michael Hochedlinger, International History Review "Important and engrossing."-Antonia Fraser, Sunday Times (U.K.) "It is very rare indeed to get a genuine historical scoop in a period as well trodden as the French Revolution, but that is undoubtedly what Munro Price has achieved here. Fascinating and genuinely groundbreaking . . . .a truly revolutionary book."-Andrew Roberts, Sunday Telegraph (U.K.) "Resurrecting a wealth of historical documentation, [Price] has scrupulously detailed the previously unknown underground diplomacy of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, creating a significant contribution to the analysis of the French Revolution."-Margaret Flanagan, Booklist "In this engrossing work of historical scholarship, Price has managed to unravel a complex web of intrigue that has baffled historians since the demise of the ancien r gime. Through brilliant detective work, Price has uncovered documents that shed a definitive light on the French Crown''s policy toward the revolution. Specifically, he has located among other significant archival materials a ''large buff ledger'' that itemizes secret missions that the Marquis de Bombelles undertook on behalf of Louis XVI . . . Up to now, a paucity of documentary evidence has made it very difficult for students of the French Revolution to determine the Crown''s true intentions during the critical early years of revolutionary turmoil. Price proves that the French king and queen made a concerted effort to undermine the work of the Constituant Assembly and to gain foreign support for restoration of royal authority. This definitive study moves well beyond such works as Michel Vovelle''s The Fall of the French Monarchy. Highly recommended."-Jim Doyle, Sara Hightower Regional Library, Rome, Georgia, Library Journal "This exhaustively researched study should be the definitive diplomatic history of the fall of Louis XVI . . . Historians have long argued about the true intent of Louis XVI regarding the French Revolution. Was the king prepared to accept a limited monarchy or did he intend to 0restore the old regime? Price, a specialist on 18th-century France, has unearthed a treasure trove of vital material-memoirs, diaries, official documents and correspondence-connected with the diplomatic representatives of the king, in particular the Baron de Breteuil, the king''s prime minister in July 1789, when a Parisian mob stormed the Bastille. With the royal family in prison, Breteuil secretly traveled all over Europe with two goals: to help the royal family escape from Paris and to restore the absolute monarchy. Price takes us inside the world of 18th-century diplomacy, showing Breteuil''s attempts to win financial and military backing from Austria, Sweden, Russia and other European monarchies . . . What Price proves beyond doubt is that Louis had numerous chances to compromise with the revolution. He refused, choosing instead an ill-fated agenda of restoring absolute monarchy."- Publishers Weekly "New, lively, and stimulating . . . [ The Road from Versailles ] returns to familiar events with the skills both of the sleuth and novelist."- Times Literary Supplement (U.K.) "The most important book written on the subject for a very long time."-T.C.W. Blanning, author of The Culture of Power and the Power of Culture "Munro Price has carried out considerable research to discover what the royal couple hoped to do and what they did. The result is a fantastic book. A well-argued narrative."- Literary Revie w (U.K.) "In this lightly written and grippingly told account, Munro Price uses an impressive range of fresh archival material to shed light on Louis XVI and his queen Marie Antoinette."- The Mail on Sunday (U.K.), "...an example of narrative history at its best...Price deserves high praise..."--Michael Hochedlinger, International History Review "Important and engrossing."-Antonia Fraser, Sunday Times (U.K.) "It is very rare indeed to get a genuine historical scoop in a period as well trodden as the French Revolution, but that is undoubtedly what Munro Price has achieved here. Fascinating and genuinely groundbreaking . . . .a truly revolutionary book."-Andrew Roberts, Sunday Telegraph (U.K.) "Resurrecting a wealth of historical documentation, [Price] has scrupulously detailed the previously unknown underground diplomacy of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, creating a significant contribution to the analysis of the French Revolution."-Margaret Flanagan, Booklist "In this engrossing work of historical scholarship, Price has managed to unravel a complex web of intrigue that has baffled historians since the demise of the ancien régime. Through brilliant detective work, Price has uncovered documents that shed a definitive light on the French Crown''s policy toward the revolution. Specifically, he has located among other significant archival materials a ''large buff ledger'' that itemizes secret missions that the Marquis de Bombelles undertook on behalf of Louis XVI . . . Up to now, a paucity of documentary evidence has made it very difficult for students of the French Revolution to determine the Crown''s true intentions during the critical early years of revolutionary turmoil. Price proves that the French king and queen made a concerted effort to undermine the work of the Constituant Assembly and to gain foreign support for restoration of royal authority. This definitive study moves well beyond such works as Michel Vovelle''s The Fall of the French Monarchy. Highly recommended."-Jim Doyle, Sara Hightower Regional Library, Rome, Georgia, Library Journal "This exhaustively researched study should be the definitive diplomatic history of the fall of Louis XVI . . . Historians have long argued about the true intent of Louis XVI regarding the French Revolution. Was the king prepared to accept a limited monarchy or did he intend to 0restore the old regime? Price, a specialist on 18th-century France, has unearthed a treasure trove of vital material-memoirs, diaries, official documents and correspondence-connected with the diplomatic representatives of the king, in particular the Baron de Breteuil, the king''s prime minister in July 1789, when a Parisian mob stormed the Bastille. With the royal family in prison, Breteuil secretly traveled all over Europe with two goals: to help the royal family escape from Paris and to restore the absolute monarchy. Price takes us inside the world of 18th-century diplomacy, showing Breteuil''s attempts to win financial and military backing from Austria, Sweden, Russia and other European monarchies . . . What Price proves beyond doubt is that Louis had numerous chances to compromise with the revolution. He refused, choosing instead an ill-fated agenda of restoring absolute monarchy."- Publishers Weekly "New, lively, and stimulating . . . [ The Road from Versailles ] returns to familiar events with the skills both of the sleuth and novelist."- Times Literary Supplement (U.K.) "The most important book written on the subject for a very long time."-T.C.W. Blanning, author of The Culture of Power and the Power of Culture "Munro Price has carried out considerable research to discover what the royal couple hoped to do and what they did. The result is a fantastic book. A well-argued narrative."- Literary Revie w (U.K.) "In this lightly written and grippingly told account, Munro Price uses an impressive range of fresh archival material to shed light on Louis XVI and his queen Marie Antoinette."- The Mail on Sunday (U.K.)
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Revised edition
Synopsis
What Becomes of Leaders When Absolute Power is Wrested from their hands? How do the once-mighty react to their fall? In The Road from Versailles, acclaimed historian Munro Price confronts one of the enduring mysteries of the French Revolution: What were the true actions and feelings of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette as they watched their sovereignty collapse? Dragged back from Versailles to Paris by the mob in October 1789, the king and queen became prisoners in the capital. They were compelled to publicly approve of the Revolution, but, in deep secrecy, they began to develop a very different and dangerous strategy. Their true agenda has until now remained largely unknown. In The Road from Versailles, Munro Price reconstructs in detail, for the first time, the king and queen's clandestine diplomacy. To do so, he focuses on a vital but previously ignored figure: the Baron de Breteuil. Exiled from France by the Revolution, Breteuil became their secret prime minister and emissary, and he was central in organizing the royal family's dramatic dash for freedom -- the flight to Varennes. Examining Breteuil's role is crucial to understanding what Louis and Marie Antoinette secretly felt and thought during the Revolution. To unlock these secrets, Munro Price draws on highly important unpublished and previously unknown material. Meticulously researched and utterly fascinating, The Road from Versailles provides fresh insight into some of the most controversial events in modern history. Book jacket., What becomes of leaders when absolute power is wrested from their hands? How does dramatic political change affect once-absolute monarchs? In acclaimed historian Munro Price's powerful new book, he confronts one of the enduring mysteries of the French Revolution - what were the true actions and feelings of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette as they watched their sovereignty collapse?Dragged back from Versailles to Paris by the crowd in October 1789, the king and queen became prisoners in the capital. They were compelled for their own safety to approve the Revolution and its agenda. Yet, in deep secrecy, they soon began to develop a very different, and dangerous, strategy. The precautions they took against discovery, and the bloody overthrow of the monarchy three years later, dispersed or obliterated most of the clues to their real policy. Much of this evidence has until now remained unknown. The Road from Versailles reconstructs in detail, for the first time, the king and queen's clandestine diplomacy from 1789 until their executions. To do so, it focuses on a vital but previously ignored figure, the royal couple's confidant, the baron de Breteuil. Exiled from France by the Revolution, Breteuil became their secret prime minister, and confidential emissary to the courts of Europe.Along with the queen's probable lover, the comte de Fersen, it was Breteuil who organized the royal family's dramatic dash for freedom, the flight to Varennes. Breteuil's role is crucial to an understanding of what Louis and Marie Antoinette secretly felt and thought during the Revolution. To unlock these secrets, The Road from Versailles draws on highly important unpublished and previously unknown material.Meticulously researched and utterly fascinating, T he Road from Versailles provides fresh insight into some of the most controversial events in modern history.
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DC137.P75 2003
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