The Compromising of Louis XVI: The Armoire de Fer and the French Revolution

by Andrew Freeman

In November 1792, an iron wall-safe, or armoire de fer, was discovered hidden within a wall in the Tulieries palace. It contained secret correspondence which Louis XVI had kept from the outbreak of the Revolution until he overthrew on 10 August. The discovery of the armoire de fer gravely
compromised the cause of the King, who was awaiting trial, and who would be executed on 21 January 1793. Much cited by historians of every viewpoint writing on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859892980
• ISBN13: 9780859892988
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"