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"The Road from Versailles reconstructs in detail, for the first time, the king and queen's clandestine diplomacy from 1789 until their executions. To do so, it focuses on a vital but previously ignored figure, the royal couple's confidant, the baron de Breteuil. Exiled from France by the Revolution, Breteuil became their secret prime minister, and confidential emissary to the courts of Europe.".
"Along with the queen's probable lover, the comte de Fersen, it was Breteuil who organized the royal family's dramatic dash for freedom, the flight to Varennes. Breteuil's role is crucial to an understanding of what Louis and Marie Antoinette secretly felt and thought during the Revolution. To unlock these secrets, The Road from Versailles draws on highly important unpublished and previously unknown material."--BOOK JACKET.
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Biography, Kings and rulers, History, Monarchy, Queens, Last years, Louis xvi, king of france, 1754-1793, Marie antoinette, queen, consort of louis xvi, king of france, 1755-1793, France, history, 1789-1815People
Marie Antoinette Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France (1755-1793), Louis XVI King of France (1754-1793), Louis-Auguste Le Tonnelier Breteuil baron de (1730-1807), Louis-August Le Tonnelier Breteuil baron de (1730-1807)Places
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The road from Versailles: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the fall of the French monarchy
2004, St. Martin's Griffin
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The road from Versailles: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the fall of the French monarchy
2003, St. Martin's Press
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The Fall of the French Monarchy: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the Baron De Breteuil
March 7, 2003, Pan Macmillan
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The Fall of the French Monarchy
June 6, 2003, Pan Books
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The fall of the French monarchy: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the Baron de Breteuil
2002, Macmillan
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"AT MIDDAY ON 5 MAY 1789, Louis XVI entered the Hall of the Menus Plaisirs at Versailles to open the first meeting of the Estates General to be held since 1614."
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