Barnave: the revolutionary who lost his head for Marie Antoinette

"Antoine Barnave was one of the most influential statesmen in the early French Revolution. He was a didactic man of austere morals and vaulting ambition who dressed as an English dandy, running up considerable tailor’s bills. Before his execution at age thirty-two, he played a decisive role in...

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1. Verfasser: Hardman, John 1944- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Haven ; London Yale University Press [2023]
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Zusammenfassung:"Antoine Barnave was one of the most influential statesmen in the early French Revolution. He was a didactic man of austere morals and vaulting ambition who dressed as an English dandy, running up considerable tailor’s bills. Before his execution at age thirty-two, he played a decisive role in revolutionary politics and even governed France in 1791 through a secret correspondence with Marie-Antoinette."--Dusk jacket
Beschreibung:xv, 394 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Porträts (teilweise farbig) 24 cm
ISBN:9780300270846

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