Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty

About this film

LibriVox recording of Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty , by Imbert de Saint-Amand. "Paris in 1792 is no longer what it was in 1789. In 1789, the old French society was still brilliant. The past endured beside the present. Neither names nor escutcheons, neither liveries nor places at court, had been suppressed. The aristocracy and the Revolution lived face to face. In 1792, the scene has changed." France was now on the verge of the Reign of Terror (la Terreur), the violent years following the Revolution, and this book chronicles the terrible period of French history which culminated in the proclamation: "Royalty is abolished in France. All public acts will be dated from the first year of the Republic. The seal of State will be inscribed with this motto: Republique française." (Summary by Ruth Golding, with quotations from the book itself) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B Part 1 (175MB) Download M4B Part 2 (130MB)

Directors & creators

Imbert de Saint-Amand

Subjects

librivox; audiobook; history; France; Paris; aristocracy; nobility; The Terror; French Revolution; guillotine

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