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When the King Took Flight

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$30.00 • £26.95 • €27.95

ISBN 9780674016422

Publication Date: 10/18/2004

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288 pages

24 halftones, 3 maps

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  • Prologue
  • 1. Sire, You May Not Pass
  • 2. The King of the French
  • 3. The King Takes Flight
  • 4. Our Good City of Paris
  • 5. The Fathers of the Nation
  • 6. Fear and Repression in the Provinces
  • 7. To Judge a King
  • 8. The Months and Years After
  • Conclusion: The Power of an Event
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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