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When the King Took Flight by Tackett, Timothy

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Binding
Paperback
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Product Group
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IsTextBook
Yes
ISBN
9780674016422
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Name
When the King Took Flight
Item Height
1in
Author
Timothy Tackett
Item Length
7.9in
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
8.8 Oz
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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On a June night in 1791, King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette fled Paris in disguise, hoping to escape the turmoil of the French Revolution. They were arrested by a group of citizens a few miles from Belgium and forced to return to Paris. Two years later they would both die at the guillotine. Tackett recounts this story in gripping novelistic style.

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Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674016424
ISBN-13
9780674016422
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30506054

Product Key Features

Author
Timothy Tackett
Publication Name
When the King Took Flight
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7.9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
8.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Dc137.05.T33 2004
Reviews
In his excellent and well-researched book Timothy Tackett makes the most of the story [of King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette's flight from Paris], neatly broadening it from human melodrama to the stuff of high politics., Historian Tackett skillfully shows how Louis XVI's infamous failed flight from his revolutionary captors in Paris in 1791 led to the eventual victory of radicalism and strengthened those calling for terror to "protect" the revolution from its enemies...[A] dramatic account...Tackett describes the nation's reaction to the king's flight and return, not just in Paris but also in the provinces, where widespread fears of foreign invasion immediately followed news of Louis's escape...Tackett has penned a highly accessible popular history that should appeal to those wanting to learn more about one of the central events of the French Revolution., For scholars and general readers alike, the French Revolution remains a perennially favorite historical event. And one of the most intriguing as well as pivotal occurrences in the whole revolutionary period took place on the night of June 21, 1791, when "something quite extraordinary did happen" that "changed the history of France"...Tackett explores the ramifications of the event on the direction the Revolution subsequently took--namely, toward terror and republicanism. The book's approachable style, clear ideas, and excellent pacing guarantee general readership interest., Timothy Tackett has written a superb book. Not only is this a spellbinding story well-told, Tackett restores the centrality of Louis XVI to the history of the Revolution and shows how the royal betrayal had incalculable consequences for the monarchy and for the tragedies that lay ahead., A meticulous work, combining smooth-flowing narrative with cogent analysis. He thereby demonstrates how far the Revolution had progressed by June 1791, and how the king's flight helps to explain its subsequent radical and repressive turns., The royal family's attempt to flee France in 1791 was one of the defining events of the French Revolution. Timothy Tackett, the most accomplished historian of the Revolution now writing, tells the story of the great flight memorably. The reader will feel that he or she is accompanying the disguised royal family out of the Tuileries in Paris and riding along with them in the big black coach as it falls further and further behind schedule. This is the story, brilliantly told, of how the decision to flee Paris changed the course of the Revolution., In a taut, quickly paced narrative, Timothy Tackett tells the captivating story of [the] flight, an event that changed the course of the French Revolution and set in motion an extraordinary chain of actions and reactions., According to Tackett...Louis XVI's aborted escape from the clutches of revolutionary Paris led to the rise of radical republicanism and the bloody excesses of the Reign of Terror. In many respects, his book is a rebuttal of a prevalent school of thought that views the French Revolution as an abhorrent event from beginning to end...Tackett contends that the political culture of 1789 had placed the revolution on an essentially moderate course and that it was the duplicitous recalcitrance of the king and his network of supporters that unleashed the demons of extremism. Tackett is a lucid writer, and he presents his unique thesis in a scholarly and lively style...Recommended., Tackett...describes the failed attempt by Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette to escape revolutionary France in June 1791, astutely assessing the consequences. Beginning with the climax--the capture of the French king and his party in Varennes ("not a particularly distinctive town")--the author then flashes back two years and leads us forward once again to that astonishing moment. Tackett cogently sketches the two principals and displays a fine historian's eye for engaging detail...Exciting, provocative, instructive: popular history at its finest., Tim Tackett ably demonstrates [that], in unprecedented detail, [Louis XVI's flight from Paris to the Varennes in June 1891] also produced a panic akin to the Great Fear of summer 1789 and induced a climate of violence that would worsen in the future, a consequence of contingency rather than of revolutionary ideology. This book is beautifully produced, extremely well written, lavishly illustrated and modestly priced, Tackett has already made some splendid contributions to the study of the revolution and this accessible volume will both enhance his reputation and attract a broad readership...Tackett has conducted a great deal of research in the departmental archives, to show how support for Louis drained away in the provinces as well as Paris.
Table of Content
Prologue 1. Sire, You May Not Pass 2. The King of the French 3. The King Takes Flight 4. Our Good City of Paris 5. The Fathers of the Nation 6. Fear and Repression in the Provinces 7. To Judge a King 8. The Months and Years After Conclusion: The Power of an Event Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2003
Topic
Royalty, Europe / France, Revolutionary, Europe / General
Dewey Decimal
944/.035/092
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History

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  • Great novel-like retelling of the French Revolution

    I was required to purchase this book as reading for a 100-level college class on the French Revolution. Tackett's writing contains a lot of tightly-packed information, but reads very quickly. His style is more reminiscent of a fiction author, and as a result, makes the text flow incredibly well. Overall, an excellent read for anyone interested in the French Revolution, or just a well-written story altogether.