Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PEN PORTRAITS OF SEVEN PROTAGONISTS ix
4. MAP xx
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. 1 ROYAL REVOLUTION MANQUÉ 6
7. 2 METAMORPHOSIS 25
8. 3 ‘A NEW FRANCE VERY PROMPTLY REGENERATED 52
9. 4 THE REVOLUTION TAKES A WRONG TURNING 71
10. 5 THE KING, THE QUEEN AND THE POLITICIANS 6 THE FLIGHT TO VARENNES POLARIZES FRANCE 81
11. 6 THE FLIGHT TO VARENNES POLARIZES FRANCE 99
12. 7 THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 115
13. 8 GIRONDINS AND MONTAGNARDS 141
14. 9 THE GREAT SHOW TRIALS 177
15. 10 ROBESPIERRE’S RED SUMMER 204
16. 11 THE FALL OF ROBESPIERRE 233
17. 12 THE THERMIDORIAN REACTION 253
18. CONCLUSION 268
19. Chains of Command 275
20. CHRONOLOGY 276
21. NOTES 294
22. BIBLIOGRAPHY 319
23. ILLUSTRATIONS 337
24. INDEX 339