The Trial And Execution of Louis XVI (French Revolution S03E04)

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00:00 the French Revolution as a rhetorical event
03:07 How Europe reacted to the trial
03:34 Royalism in France
04:11 The constitutional position of Louis and whether he could face trial
05:13 The international context of the trial
06:05 Putting all monarchs on trial
06:52 The importance of this as a ritual for the French republic
08:39 Was he always going to be found guilty?
08:58 How he was brought to trial
13:06 Similarities to the trial of Charles I
13:44 The charges are read out
14:15 The reaction to his performance
14:40 Louis’ legal strategy
22:58 The trial begins…
26:54 The verdict comes in
32:03 Louis is told the verdict
33:37 Vanguard
34:51 The last days of Louis’ life
38:57 The last time Louis sees his family
40:51 The executioner
42:18 The place of the execution
43:01 Why they used the guillotine
43:32 The day of the execution...
44:44 Women are banned from watching
45:05 The Mayor of Paris sends an address commemorating the occasion
46:37 Louis' last confession
47:18 Louis travels to the place of execution
49:45 The act
51:57 Marie Antoinette hears the news
52:47 How the public respond
53:45 What the death symbolises



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