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Louis XVI: The Silent King (Reputations)

By John Hardman

Book information

Year
2000
ISBN
034070649X, 9780340706497, 0340706503, 9780340706503, 9781417531905
Open Library ID
OL9346979M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10710190 bytes)
Pages
240\241
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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.

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