Louis XVI : the silent king

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Louis XVI : the silent king

John Hardman

Arnold, c2000

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. [207-212]

Includes index

"Preputations"--cover

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hard ISBN 9780340706497

内容説明

Louis XVI was the principal actor in the French Revolution. He is an enigmatic character, and classroom opinion on whether he deserved the guillotine would probably be divided. Louis unwittingly ushered in the Revolution that ended both his life and the ancien regime by his convocation of the Estates-General. Thereafter, he became, in the eyes of the Right, insufficiently willing to uphold the status quo, and in the eyes of the Left, a hostile figure colluding with France's enemies. This study explores the perceptions contemporaries had of Louis, both before and during the Revolution, and examines historians' subsequent attempts to define his character and role. It demonstrates not only how far ideological presuppositions must inevitably colour the result but also how far fresh evidence and an enlarged sense of what constitutes a legitimate historical source has changed present views of one of France's least fortunate kings.

目次

  • Part 1 The many faces of Louis XVI: inheritance
  • the education of a king
  • 1774 - a new king - and a new monarchy?
  • Louis XVI and Turgot
  • Necker, 1776-1781 - charlatan or saviour?
  • foreign policy, 1774-1789
  • 1781-1787 - personal rule?
  • watershed, 1787-1788. Part 2 Louis XVI and the French Revolution
  • 1789
  • Varennes
  • the fall of the monarchy, September 1791 - august 1792
  • trial and death
  • three general perspectives and a conclusion.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780340706503

内容説明

Louis XVI was at the center of the French Revolution, one of the major turning points in world history, but he remains relatively little known, often portrayed only as the weak, lazy, and treasonous king dominated by Marie-Antoinette. This new investigation by John Hardman, a leading expert on the French Revolution, challenges this stereotype. Drawing on new evidence from Louis XVI's letters and from a large body of new research, Hardman provides the first detailed reconstruction of the king's political thought and sheds new light on the king's character and personality. Ideal for students and scholars of modern history, Louis XVI is an important reconsideration of key aspect of the French and a lively introduction to this willfully enigmatic man.

目次

  • Part 1 The many faces of Louis XVI: inheritance
  • the education of a king
  • 1774 - a new king - and a new monarchy?
  • Louis XVI and Turgot
  • Necker, 1776-1781 - charlatan or saviour?
  • foreign policy, 1774-1789
  • 1781-1787 - personal rule?
  • watershed, 1787-1788. Part 2 Louis XVI and the French Revolution
  • 1789
  • Varennes
  • the fall of the monarchy, September 1791 - august 1792
  • trial and death
  • three general perspectives and a conclusion.

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