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Lost King of France : A True Story of Revolution, Revenge, and DNA by Deborah Cadbury (2002, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312283121
ISBN-139780312283124
eBay Product ID (ePID)2222532
Product Key Features
Book TitleLost King of France : a True Story of Revolution, Revenge, and D N A
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRoyalty, Europe / France, Forensic Science
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreLaw, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorDeborah Cadbury
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight21.9 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-069828
Reviews"A first-class read--informative, entertaining, and a great, grand adventure. Most noteworthy." (Margaret George, bestselling author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII and The Memoirs of Cleopatra "A fascinating and well told story that reads with great interest and pleasure." --Ian Dunlop, acclaimed biographer "Unputdownable...I cannot recommend this too highly." --Maureen Waller, popular historian "[A] fascinating account of a child victim of revolutionary brutality...Authoritative, lucid and utterly absorbing." --Anne Somerset, author of the bestselling biography Elizabeth I "An absorbing tale, combining sound history and modern science." --John Hardman, author of Robespierre and Louis XVI
TitleLeadingThe
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisRoyalty, revolution, and scientific mystery - the dramatic true account of the fate of Louis XVII, son of Marie Antoinette, and an extraordinary detective story that spans more than two hundred years.Louis-Charles, Duc de Normandie, enjoyed a charmed early childhood in the gilded palace of Versailles. At the age of four, he became the dauphin, heir to the most powerful throne in Europe. Yet within five years he was to lose everything. Drawn into the horror of the French Revolution, his family was incarcerated and their fate thrust into the hands of the revolutionaries who wished to destroy the monarchy.In 1793, when Marie Antoinette was beheaded at the guillotine, she left her adored eight-year-old son imprisoned in the Temple Tower. Far from inheriting a throne, the orphaned boy-king had to endure the hostility and abuse of a nation. Two years later, the revolutionary leaders declared Louis XVII dead. No grave was dug, no monument built to mark his passing.Immediately, rumors spread that the prince had, in fact, escaped from prison and was still alive. Others believed that he had been murdered, his heart cut out and preserved as a relic. As with the tragedies of England's princes in the Tower and the Romanov archduchess Anastasia, countless "brothers" soon approached Louis-Charles's older sister, Marie-Therese, who survived the revolution. They claimed not only the dauphin's name, but also his inheritance. Several "princes" were plausible, but which, if any, was the real heir to the French throne?The Lost King of France is a moving and dramatic tale that interweaves a pivotal moment in France's history with a compelling detective story that involves pretenders to the crown, royalist plots and palace intrigue, bizarre legal battles, and modern science. The quest for the truth continued into the twenty-first century, when, thanks to DNA testing, the strange odyssey of a stolen heart found within the royal tombs brought an exciting conclusion to the two-hundred-year-old mystery of thelost king of France.
LC Classification NumberDC137.3.C2 2002
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- 30 Apr, 2024
A First Class Read
Read this book as a follow up to "The Black Tower," which was a fictional account of Louis-Charles. This book was recommended as the best account of the French Revolution. It was extremely informative and well written.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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