Munro Price
The Perilous Crown
France between Revolutions
London 2008
Stron XV+462, format: 13x20 cm
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Beginning with the return from exile of Louis-Philippe d'Orleans in 1814, together with his sister, Madame Adelaide, Price examines the remarkable period that saw not one but two revolutions—the first, in 1830, put Louis-Philippe on the throne, the second in 1848 saw him exiled once more, destined to spend the last years of his life in quiet seclusion in Surrey. Drawing on previously unpublished letters and journals, Price focuses on the amazing political machinations of Madame Adelaide. Mentioned only rarely in other histories of the time, Price restores her to rightful prominence and reveals how her intelligence and behind the scenes wrangling secured her brother the throne, thereby creating France's only long-lasting experiment with a constitutional monarchy. Price brings this extraordinary period, with all its instability and political intrigue, vividly to life, and simultaneously illuminates our understanding of a difficult and tumultuous time. The result is an ambitious, exciting and masterful work of history that is sure to delight and inform for many years to come.
Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Dramatis Personae xi
Bourbon Family Tree xvi
Introduction i Prologue: Spring 1814 9
One THE ORLEANS: FATHER AND SON 15
Two THE ORLEANS: BROTHER AND SISTER 32
Three TEN MONTHS AND A HUNDRED DAYS 50
Four CROWN AND PARLIAMENT, 1[zasłonięte]815-29
Five CRISIS AND CONFRONTATION 126
Six THE JULY REVOLUTION 151
Seven THE KING AND HIS SISTER 189
Eight THE YEARS OF DANGER 224
Nine VICTORY AND DEFEAT 262
Ten RECOURSE TO GUIZOT 297
Eleven THE LAST FRENCH KING 326
Epilogue 367
Notes 379
Bibliography 431
Index 445
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