King's Trial Louis XVI vs. the French Revolution

Name: King's Trial Louis XVI vs. the French Revolution
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ISBN: 9780520236974

ISBN-10: 0520236971

ISBN-13: 9780520236974

Edition: 25th 2004 (Anniversary)

Authors: David P. Jordan

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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 placesThe King's Trialin the current context.

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List price: $34.95
Edition: 25th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 3/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.57" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English

David P. Jordan is the LAS Distinguished Professor of French History at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of Transforming Paris and The Revolutionary Career of Maximilien Robespierre.



Preface to the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition


Preface to the 1979 Edition


Acknowledgments


Prologue: The King's Longest Night: The Tuileries, August 9-10, 1792



The Question of the King: May 1789-August 1792



The End of the Monarchy: July-September 1792



The King Can Do No Wrong: Paris, August 10-December 9, 1792



The Man of the Temple: The Temple, September 1792-January 1793



The Accusation: The Manege, December 10-11, 1792



A Lawyer for the King: The Manege, December 12-25, 1792



The King's Defense: The Manege, December 26, 1792



The King and Desperate Men: December 27, 1792-January 13, 1793



The First Two Votes: The Manege, January 14-15, 1793



The Vote on Death: The Manege, January 16-17, 1793



The King Must Die: The Manege, January 18-20, 1793



The March to the Scaffold: Paris, January 20-21, 1793



The Memory of a King: January 21, 1793-January 21, 1793


Epilogue



The Third Appel Nominal


A General Note on Sources and Authorities


Index