David P. Jordan
The King's Trial
Louis XVI vs. the French Revolution
Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface
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309 pages, 6 x 9 inches, 28 b/w photographs, 19 line illustrations, 1 map
March 2004, Available worldwide
Categories: History; European History; French Studies
March 2004, Available worldwide
Categories: History; European History; French Studies
Praise for the first edition:
"David P. Jordan, writing with powerful clarity for the serious general reader, has told the story of the trial so well that complex meanings emerge, unforced, from his narrativeÉ. [A] handy introduction to the vast subject of the Revolution."—New York Times
"Remarkably fresh and convincing."—Times Literary Supplement
"David P. Jordan, writing with powerful clarity for the serious general reader, has told the story of the trial so well that complex meanings emerge, unforced, from his narrativeÉ. [A] handy introduction to the vast subject of the Revolution."—New York Times
"Remarkably fresh and convincing."—Times Literary Supplement
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 places The King's Trial in the current context.
Preface to the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition
Preface to the 1979 Edition
Acknowledgments
Prologue: The King's Longest Night
I. The Question of the King
II. The End of the Monarchy
III. The King Can Do No Wrong
IV. The Man of the Temple
V. The Accusation
VI. A Lawyer for the King
VII. The King's Defense
VIII. The King and Desperate Men
IX. The First Two Votes
X. The Vote on Death
XI. The King Must Die
XII. The March to the Scaffold
XIII. The Memory of a King
Epilogue
Appendix: The Third Appel Nominal
A General Note on Sources and Authorities
Index
Preface to the 1979 Edition
Acknowledgments
Prologue: The King's Longest Night
I. The Question of the King
II. The End of the Monarchy
III. The King Can Do No Wrong
IV. The Man of the Temple
V. The Accusation
VI. A Lawyer for the King
VII. The King's Defense
VIII. The King and Desperate Men
IX. The First Two Votes
X. The Vote on Death
XI. The King Must Die
XII. The March to the Scaffold
XIII. The Memory of a King
Epilogue
Appendix: The Third Appel Nominal
A General Note on Sources and Authorities
Index