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Flight to Varennes (1791)

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.

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Turning point
Chapter
French Revolution (chapter 3 of Age of Revolutions)
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The Age of Revolutions, 1775–1848
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Map showing Flight to Varennes (1791), turning point in The Age of Revolutions, 1775–1848
TURNING POINT · THE AGE OF REVOLUTIONS, 1775–1848

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