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Article: The Fall of the French Monarchy: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the Baron de Breteuil.(Book Review) (book review)
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- History Today
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- March 1, 2003
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Munro Price
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OFTEN TOLD, the story of the French Revolution is given new life in thin first-rate book, because, by dint of exhaustive research on hitherto inaccessible or little-known sources, Munro Price has clarified the development of the attitudes of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to the Revolution. As Price recognises, this is far from a complete account of the Revolution, but he does offer what the scholar should provide, well-researched evidence, judicious speculation and new insights.
Price has unearthed the records of Louis ...