Albert Goodwin
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Professor of Modern History, Victoria University of Manchester, 1953β69. Author of The French Revolution.
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Louis XVI was the last king of France (1774β92) in the line of Bourbon monarchs preceding the French Revolution of 1789. The monarchy was abolished on September 21, 1792; later Louis and his queen consort, Marie-Antoinette, were guillotined on charges of counterrevolution. Louis was known for hisβ¦
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