History of the French Revolution

Résumé du livre

When picturing the infamous French Revolution most of us think of the guillotine, the mass execution, the terror. E. D. Bradby shows us the other side to the rebellion: the grand ideas. Liberté, égalité, fraternité. Bradby's portrayal of figures like Robespierre, who had come to be viewed as a butcher, but who started out as a patriot, as fair and full of nuance. Likewise, King Louis and Marie Antoinette are written not as innocent victims nor as cruel tyrants, but as flawed people making difficult choices. A revelation for any reader, A History of the Revolution focuses on the potential for friend to turn against friend, and helps transform the revolutionaries from grim caricatures back into real men. Through this work, Bradby shows us a legacy of the French Revolution and its lasting impact on modern society.