The Despatches of Earl Gower, English Ambassador at Paris from June 1790 to August 1792: To which are Added the Despatches of Mr. Lindsay and Mr. Monro, and the Diary of Viscount Palmerston in France During July and August 1791, Now Published for the First Time |
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... Royal , the residence of the Duke of Orleans , not subject to the ordinary superintendence of the police , became a centre of agitation . The court found that they could depend better upon foreign than on native troops . The attempt to ...
... Royal , the residence of the Duke of Orleans , not subject to the ordinary superintendence of the police , became a centre of agitation . The court found that they could depend better upon foreign than on native troops . The attempt to ...
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... royal authority was already doomed , although few had declared themselves republicans . The crea- tion of departments in place of the ancient provinces upset the administration of the old régime . The election of the judges and of the ...
... royal authority was already doomed , although few had declared themselves republicans . The crea- tion of departments in place of the ancient provinces upset the administration of the old régime . The election of the judges and of the ...
Page xvii
... royal honours ; couriers are passing to and fro between Spain and England ; the family compact is still a matter of discussion . An Abbé , mistaken for the Sardinian Ambassador , is stript naked to see if he carries letters with him ...
... royal honours ; couriers are passing to and fro between Spain and England ; the family compact is still a matter of discussion . An Abbé , mistaken for the Sardinian Ambassador , is stript naked to see if he carries letters with him ...
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... Royal family to perform their usual devotions with priests who had not taken the oath became stronger . This could not be done in Paris , and hence preparations were made for removal . At the beginning of Feb. 1791 the stables at ...
... Royal family to perform their usual devotions with priests who had not taken the oath became stronger . This could not be done in Paris , and hence preparations were made for removal . At the beginning of Feb. 1791 the stables at ...
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... Royal family is described , the order and decorum with which the mob behaved were truly remarkable . The capture of the king at Varennes is perhaps the greatest misfortune which has befallen France during the last hundred years . Louis ...
... Royal family is described , the order and decorum with which the mob behaved were truly remarkable . The capture of the king at Varennes is perhaps the greatest misfortune which has befallen France during the last hundred years . Louis ...
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