Though avid reader of Enlightenment history, if I had not had to read this book for class, I never would have picked it up. I'll admit, I'm a sucker for a pretty cover, but I saw this book everywhere in stores when it came out, which gave it the stigma of being "popular" history written for the non-historian. But since I \*had\* to read it, I honestly did go in hoping that my first impression was wrong and that I would like it. But no. I really, really disliked this book. Either Tackett is forgetful, or he assumes that the reader is. He defined a "cocarde" twice before page 150. Every time he mentioned Bailly, he felt the need to "remind" the reader who the man was, always saying something along the lines of "Bailly, astronomer and onetime friend of Benjamin Franklin." He repeats himself in a similar fashion over a number of people and subjects during the entire book. Perhaps someone new to the subject (probably Tackett's intended audience) would find the book more usetful, but I have my doubts. Tackett doesn't write very chronologically . Even as someone who has read a good many books on the French Revolution, I was still jarred by his strange order, which confused the points he was trying to make. He also leaves out a few things, such as many of the details of the Champs de Mars massacre. Whether or not Lafayette actually did give the order for troops to fire on the protesters, Tackett makes no mention of even the probability. Even Unger, whose rather poor biography of Lafayette does not (as I recall, it's been a while since I read the book) totally whitewash him in that respect! (And I'm a big Lafayette fan...) When the King Took Flight is bland, poorly written, and Tackett fails to tie most of it into his main point in a significant, insightful way. It seems like he wanted to stretch a small amount of material into enough pages to make a respectably sized book. I will admit that his efforts to try and figure out what various kinds of contemporaries thought were commendable. His documentation of the spread of information was the best part of the book. If it had been an essay of about 30-60 pages, it might have seemed more meaningful. Don't forget, "brevity is the soul of wit!" Authors to read instead: Hunt, Tilly, Bouloiseau.

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TACKETT, Timothy

Belknap Press of Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, 2003

Cambridge, Mass, London, United States, 2003

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<p><P>On a June night in 1791, King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette fled Paris in disguise, hoping to escape the mounting turmoil of the French Revolution. They were arrested by a small group of citizens a few miles from the Belgian border and forced to return to Paris. Two years later they would both die at the guillotine. It is this extraordinary story, and the events leading up to and away from it, that Tackett recounts in gripping novelistic style.<P>The king's flight opens a window to the whole of French society during the Revolution. Each dramatic chapter spotlights a different segment of the population, from the king and queen as they plotted and executed their flight, to the people of Varennes who apprehended the royal family, to the radicals of Paris who urged an end to monarchy, to the leaders of the National Assembly struggling to control a spiraling crisis, to the ordinary citizens stunned by their king's desertion. Tackett shows how Louis's flight reshaped popular attitudes toward kingship, intensified fears of invasion and conspiracy, and helped pave the way for the Reign of Terror.<P>Tackett brings to life an array of unique characters as they struggle to confront the monumental transformations set in motion in 1789. In so doing, he offers an important new interpretation of the Revolution. By emphasizing the unpredictable and contingent character of this story, he underscores the power of a single event to change irrevocably the course of the French Revolution, and consequently the history of the world.</p> <h3>Publishers Weekly</h3> <p>Historian Tackett (UC-Irvine) 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. Attempting to escape across the border to the Austrian Netherlands, the king planned to march a counterrevolutionary army back into France and reestablish Bourbon rule. As Tackett's dramatic account makes clear, Louis very nearly succeeded. He was famously halted in Varennes, a few miles from the border, and forcibly returned to Paris. 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. The whole nation felt betrayed by their "father," and Louis's public image was destroyed. The flight to Varennes, Tackett shows, strengthened republicanism and weakened those moderates favoring a constitutional monarchy. Louis's flight also created factionalism in the Assembly and was thus a harbinger of the Terror to come. Jacobins called for the king's immediate removal, but the moderates won the day in the short term, and Louis was reinstituted as a constitutional monarch. The Jacobins bided their time, and in September 1792, they voted to dethrone Louis and declare a republic; a few months later, they voted to execute the king. 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. 24 illus., 3 maps. (Mar. 15) Forecast: This joins two other excellent recent books on revolutionary France: The Road from Versailles (Forecasts, Nov. 18) and The Great Nation (Forecasts, Dec. 16). Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.</p>

On a June night in 1791, King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette fled Paris in disguise, hoping to escape the mounting turmoil of the French Revolution. This is the story of events both before and after their departure, eventual arrest and execution, told in a novelistic style. On a June night in 1791, King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette fled Paris in disguise, hoping to escape the mounting turmoil of the French Revolution. They were arrested by a small group of citizens a few miles from the Belgian border and forced to return to Paris. Two years later they would both die at the guillotine. It is this extraordinary story, and the events leading up to and away from it, that Tackett recounts in gripping novelistic style. The king's flight opens a window to the whole of French society during the Revolution. Each dramatic chapter spotlights a different segment of the population, from the king and queen as they plotted and executed their flight, to the people of Varennes who apprehended the royal family, to the radicals of Paris who urged an end to monarchy, to the leaders of the National Assembly struggling to control a spiraling crisis, to the ordinary citizens stunned by their king's desertion. Tackett shows how Louis's flight reshaped popular attitudes toward kingship, intensified fears of invasion and conspiracy, and helped pave the way for the Reign of Terror. Tackett brings to life an array of unique characters as they struggle to confront the monumental transformations set in motion in 1789. In so doing, he offers an important new interpretation of the Revolution. By emphasizing the unpredictable and contingent character of this story, he underscores the power of a single event to change irrevocably the course of the French Revolution, and consequently the history of the world

On A June Night In 1791, King Louis Xvi And Marie-antoinette Fled Paris In Disguise, Hoping To Escape The Mounting Turmoil Of The French Revolution. They Were Arrested By A Small Group Of Citizens A Few Miles From The Frontier And Forced To Return To Paris. Two Years Later, They Would Both Die At The Guillotine. Through This Extraordinary Story, And The Events Leading Up To And Away From It, Timothy Tackett Recounts In Gripping Novelistic Style The Dynamics And Trajectory Of The French Revolution. The King's Flight Opens A Window To The Whole Of French Society. Each Chapter Spotlights The Drama As It Was Experienced By A Different Segment Of The Population: From The Great Orators Of The National Assembly To The Revolutionary Officials And National Guardsmen Of Small-town France; From Louis And Marie-antoinette - And Marie's Swedish Lover - To The Ordinary Men And Women Of Paris Passionately Committed To Transforming Their World. Tackett Shows How Louis's Flight Reshaped Popular Attitudes Toward Kingship, Intensified Fears Of Invasion And Conspiracy, And Helped Pave The Way For The Reign Of Terror.--jacket. Prologue -- Sire, You May Not Pass -- The King Takes Flight -- Our Good City Of Paris -- The Fathers Of The Nation -- Fear And Repression In The Provinces -- To Judge A King -- The Months And Years After -- Conclusion: The Power Of An Event. Timothy Tackett. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 247-257) And Index.

"On a June night in 1791, King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette fled Paris in disguise, hoping to escape the mounting turmoil of the French Revolution. They were arrested by a small group of citizens a few miles from the frontier and forced to return to Paris. Two years later, they would both die at the guillotine. Through this extraordinary story, and the events leading up to and away from it, Timothy Tackett recounts in gripping novelistic style the dynamics and trajectory of the French Revolution.".
"The king's flight opens a window to the whole of French society. Each chapter spotlights the drama as it was experienced by a different segment of the population: from the great orators of the National Assembly to the Revolutionary officials and national guardsmen of small-town France; from Louis and Marie-Antoinette - and Marie's Swedish lover - to the ordinary men and women of Paris passionately committed to transforming their world.
Tackett shows how Louis's flight reshaped popular attitudes toward kingship, intensified fears of invasion and conspiracy, and helped pave the way for the Reign of Terror."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents
......Page 8
Maps and Illustrations......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 14
Prologue......Page 18
1. Sire, You May Not Pass......Page 20
2. The King of the French......Page 43
3. The King Takes Flight......Page 74
4. Our Good City of Paris......Page 105
5. The Fathers of the Nation......Page 136
6. Fear and Repression in the Provinces......Page 168
7. To Judge a King......Page 196
8. The Months and Years After......Page 220
Conclusion: The Power of an Event......Page 236
Abbreviations......Page 244
Notes......Page 246
Bibliography......Page 264
Index......Page 276

Describes how the flight of Louis the XVI and Marie-Antoinette's from Paris, their arrest and return to Paris, was one of the defining events of the French Revolution. The history of this event is discussed with various points of view of different segments of the population

The University of California professor chronicles the failed escape of the French royal family in 1791 and their eventual execution during the ongoing turmoil of the French Revolution.

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