'This is history as it should be. It is stunningly written, I could
not put it down. This is the best account of the French Revolution
I have ever read.' Alison Weir, author of 'Henry VIII, King and
Court' The fascinating, moving story of the brief life and many
possible deaths of Louis XVII, son of Marie-Antoinette.
Louis-Charles Bourbon 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. Two years later,
following the brutal execution of both his parents, the
Revolutionary leaders declared Louis XVII was dead. No grave was
dug, no monument built to mark his passing. Immediately, rumours
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. In time, his older sister,
Marie-Therese, who survived the Revolution, was approached by
countless 'brothers' who claimed not only his name, but also his
inheritance. Several 'Princes' were plausible, but which, if any,
was the real Louis-Charles? Deborah Cadbury's 'The Lost King of
France' is a moving and dramatic story which conclusively reveals
the identity of the young prince who was lost in the tower. This
book is available as a print-on-demand product only.
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