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On the execution of King Louis XVI...
On the execution of King Louis XVI...
Item # 700859
February 07, 1793
THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Feb. 7, 1793
* King Louis XVI of France execution by guillotine
Page 2 includes: "The intelligence of the execution of Louis XVI has been received here with astonishment and horror. It has occasioned a violent ferment in the army; and deletions begin to be very considerable in consequence of the King's death..." with more.
Four pages, very minor loss at the top of the blank spine, good condition.
AI notes: King Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine on January 21, 1793, at the Place de la Révolution in Paris, marking a dramatic turning point in the French Revolution. After being deposed and imprisoned, he was put on trial by the National Convention, charged with conspiring with foreign powers and betraying the French nation. Despite some sympathy among members of the Convention, he was found guilty by a narrow vote, sealing his fate. On the day of his execution, a massive crowd gathered to witness the event, which was carried out using the guillotine—a device that had become the revolutionary symbol of swift and egalitarian justice. Louis XVI’s calm demeanor as he ascended the scaffold and faced the blade was noted by many witnesses. His death not only ended centuries of Bourbon monarchy but also intensified political tensions in France and across Europe, provoking outrage among other monarchies and setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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