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The Execution of Louis XVI, 1793
Eye Witness to History ^ | 1999 | Staff

Posted on 02/16/2017 10:02:38 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski

Louis XVI, king of France, arrived in the wrong historical place at the wrong time and soon found himself overwhelmed by events beyond his control. Ascending the throne in 1774, Louis inherited a realm driven nearly bankrupt through the opulence of his predecessors Louis XIV and XV. After donning the crown, things only got worse. The economy spiraled downward (unemployment in Paris in 1788 is estimated at 50%), crops failed, the price of bread and other food soared.

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In 1788, Louis was forced to reinstate France's National Assembly (the Estates-General) which quickly curtailed the king's powers. In July of the following year, the mobs of Paris stormed the hated prison at the Bastille. Feeling that power was shifting to their side, the mob forced the imprisonment of Louis and his family. Louis attempted escape in 1791 but was captured and returned to Paris. In 1792, the newly elected National Convention declared France a republic and brought Louis to trial for crimes against the people.

On January 20, 1793, the National Convention condemned Louis XVI to death, his execution scheduled for the next day. Louis spent that evening saying goodbye to his wife and children. The following day dawned cold and wet. Louis arose at five. At eight o'clock a guard of 1,200 horsemen arrived to escort the former king on a two-hour carriage ride to his place of execution. Accompanying Louis, at his invitation, was a priest, Henry Essex Edgeworth, an Englishman living in France. Edgeworth recorded the event and we join his narrative as he and the fated King enter the carriage to begin their journey...

(Excerpt) Read more at eyewitnesstohistory.com ...


TOPICS: Education; History; Reference; Society
KEYWORDS: france; french; revolution; socialists
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To: DesertRhino

You are really not going to like it when Jesus Christ returns as King of Kings and Lord of Lords and rules and reigns from Jerusalem.


21 posted on 02/16/2017 1:04:58 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: mumblypeg

Once again, thank you mumblypeg! Excellent!


22 posted on 02/16/2017 1:06:33 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

You’re most welcome, FRiend.


23 posted on 02/16/2017 1:07:11 PM PST by mumblypeg (Make America Macho Again.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Fascinating! Thanks for posting.

Reminds me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohom8t0O-bg


24 posted on 02/16/2017 1:10:23 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: left that other site

Careful learning history from a liberal comedian. It may be cute and funny, but generally not accurate.


25 posted on 02/16/2017 2:42:10 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Believe me, I am quite aware of that. I was just injecting a little humor into the thread. Sorry if I overstepped.


26 posted on 02/16/2017 2:44:54 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: DesertRhino
Anyone who claims that God put them there to rule you has to die. Simple as that.

When did you start making the rules?

27 posted on 02/16/2017 3:05:28 PM PST by IronJack
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Good post FRiend


28 posted on 02/16/2017 3:40:19 PM PST by StoneWall Brigade
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To: Mr. Douglas
Ah yes, It was the best of times and the worst of times.

One has to wonder if there is a 21st Century Scarlet Pimpernel.

29 posted on 02/16/2017 5:13:26 PM PST by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: StoneWall Brigade

The French Revolution and subsequent rise of Napoleon are harbingers of the rise of Antichrist! Which is why Satan continually distorts the historical event. Similar to the “right wing NAZI myth”


30 posted on 02/16/2017 5:49:32 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Yeah


31 posted on 02/16/2017 6:24:58 PM PST by StoneWall Brigade
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To: DesertRhino
France is better because they threw off the monarchy and the Vatican.

As France descends into an Islamic hellhole lead by the "enlightened" socialist mob that rules it, one monarch, Charles the Hammer, had reversed France's misfortunes centuries ago. Nothing wrong with a strong gang leader who clearly sees a problem and knows how to handle it.

32 posted on 02/19/2017 11:21:12 PM PST by LoneRangerMassachusetts (Behind enemy lines)
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