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The Betrayal of the Duchess: The Scandal That Unmade the Bourbon Monarchy and Made France Modern
By Samuels, Maurice
- ISBN
- 9781541645455
- Publisher
- Basic
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Reviewed on April 1, 2020 | Social Sciences
Treachery, disguise, capture, and imprisonment—the scandal surrounding an ill-fated 19th-century French insurrection—is all the more captivating in this factual retelling. In 1832, the mother of a deposed heir to the French throne attempted to overthrow her brother-in-law, Louis-Philippe of France. Lacking adequate funding or local support from right-wing allies, the Duchesse de Berry's rebellion came to a disastrous end when she...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
