The king's trial
Subtitle: the French Revolution vs. Louis XVI
By: David P. Jordan.
Edition: 25th anniversary ed., with a new preface.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Louis -- XVI, -- King of France, -- 1754-1793.; Trials (Treason) -- France.; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.; France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.; France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1799.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Originally published: 1979.

Includes bibliographical references and index.