Genevan journalist Mallet Du Pan attacks the Legislative Assembly for its immoral and unjust decree against the nation’s emigrants.
Historian Charles Mallet details the state of the Feuillant Club in the new Assembly, and explores the characteristics and politics of the Brissotins.
As the Legislative Assembly gathered in Paris in October 1791, a new generation of revolutionaries were forced to confront a multitude of threats. The solutions embraced by the deputies were both drastic and controversial. “So grave were the...
Jacques Guillaume Thouret and Madame de Staël recall the King’s acceptance of the Constitution of 1791, and the false sense of hope it inspired.
Historian Henry Packwood Adams details an alternative framework in which to analyse the constitution. Rejecting the mainstream approach, Adams instead focuses on another revolutionary actor as he argues that the Constitution of 1791 makes perfect...
With the democrats on the run, the newly established Feuillant Club had an opportunity to revise the constitution and cement its power. King Louis XVI accepts the Constitution of 1791, but historians and contemporaries alike criticise the document...
Explore the anti-royalist and pro-republican sentiment produced by the revolutionary press after the King’s failed escape. Jacques René Hébert viciously denounces Louis XVI and foreshadows his future fate.
Examine King Louis’ official deposition justifying his attempted escape from Paris (not France….. supposedly).
With the nation shocked by the King’s attempted escape, public debate erupted over the future of both the monarch and the monarchy. Unfortunately for the revolutionary left, these divisive debates resulted in bloodshed and repression. Who...
The first Episode Extras are live for Grey History’s patreon community! Going forward, Episode Extras will divulge the cool facts, interesting quotes, and quirky side stories that I wanted to discuss in the regular show but couldn’t find...
