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Turning point · The Age of Revolutions, 1775–1848
Flight to Varennes
21 Jun 1791 — The royal family flees toward the frontier and is recognized — from the king’s face on the new money. Trust in a “citizen king” dies overnight.
This is one scene of Chapter 3 — The French Revolution in The Age of Revolutions, 1775–1848.
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