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Louis XVI : The Silent King, Paperback / softback Book

Louis XVI : The Silent King Paperback / softback

Part of the Reputations series

Paperback / softback

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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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