An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
482. The French Revolution: The Royal Family Escapes (Part 8)
August 08, 2024
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Timothy Tackett
Context:
Explicitly mentioned as 'this wonderful book about the flight of the king' - described as covering the escape attempt of Louis XVI minute by minute, and quoted multiple times throughout the episode for details about the flight to Varennes
Author: Simon Schama
Context:
Quoted regarding the rhetoric of the fraternal societies associated with the Cordelier Club - described their rhetoric as 'Rousseau with a hoarse voice and sharpened with bloody-minded impatience.' This appears to reference his historical scholarship on the French Revolution, likely from his book Citizens