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JeanBaptiste Cléry Eyewitness to Louis XVI MarieAntoinette Nightmare H Will Bashor 9780615584904 Books

Because the author writes in such simplistic sentences it is impossible to explore at any depth the character of the historical figures involved. Perhaps EVEN worse, he invents mushy dialogue and presents the conversations as if they actually happened.


Tags : Jean-Baptiste Cléry: Eyewitness to Louis XVI & Marie-Antoinette's Nightmare [H. Will Bashor] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. While tending his family’s garden one September morning in 1779, a young commoner encountered a prince in a chance meeting that would change both of their lives. The young man certainly never imagined that he was setting out on a journey that would take him from the quaint village where he was born to the magnificent courts of Russia,H. Will Bashor,Jean-Baptiste Cléry: Eyewitness to Louis XVI & Marie-Antoinette's Nightmare,Diderot Press,061558490X,HISTORY Revolutionary

JeanBaptiste Cléry Eyewitness to Louis XVI MarieAntoinette Nightmare H Will Bashor 9780615584904 Books Reviews

By far one of the best history books I have read! It was easy to read and understand and no odd wording. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 star rating was because of some date inversions.(Instead of 1793 it would be 1973)which bothered me a little. But over all a very good book that i would recommend to anyone and everyone.
I was fortunate enough to have been a first reads winner and I have to say it was a fascinating and sad read of the nightmare the royal family had to endure during their last years alive. It was told from the perspective of their faithful servant Clery. I have read accounts of the french revolution before but never with the added human dimension of an eyewitness. My heart goes out especially to the young dauphin who had to suffer so cruelly. I highly recommend this book for any history lovers.
I began following Will Bashor on goodreads after falling in love with his unique snapshot of Versailles in hisbook on Marie-Antoinette's hair dresser. I saw this book on his feed and on Prime (I have since bought it). This book is a must read for anyone interested in French royalty, their court and the revolution. This is not another repetitive biography.

This book has the details that most treat as a brief intermission, of a few paragraphs, between the two 'interesting' acts - the hedonistic court and the gory executions. The royal family's imprisonment was lengthy and inhumane. It was also mired in sacrifice, chivalry and loyalty by those who chose to risk their lives for the family . There was no happy ending. The jail does not have the flash of Versailles. Hints of illicit liaisons give away to piety and humility. The sumptuous clothes, furnishings and jewels give way to rags and rotting straw for bedding.

This is not fiction. It is the true account of Jean-Baptiste Cléry. The details come directly from primary sources including journals, manuscripts, archives and letters. Cléry volunteered to go to the family in prison. He was the last person with the King in the months before his execution. He literally gave his life, his family's future and fortune only to sacrifice his last treasure, his reputation.

I thought I knew the story of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, their children and the Princess Elisabeth. I was wrong. I have never read such a riveting and moving account and I could not stop reading. I was moved to read about their dignity as they prepared piously for death. I was warmed by the servants, strangers, family and friends who courageously risked or lost their lives while so many others turned away. I was horrified by the details of years of abuse and torture endured by innocent adults and children.

Cléry was the last servant allowed to stay with the family and was honored by the King. His reward was slander by jealous servants and aristocrats, rejection by the traumatized surviving Princess, and uncaring misuse by her Uncle Louis XVIII.

I am shocked Cléry was not absolved long ago. Will Bashor has given this man and his heirs justice. Bashor even sought out some of the remaining heirs of the French Royal Family. After reviewing his manuscript, they agreed to publically correct hundreds of years of slander and sloppy research by historians and gossips. Given the topic of Bashor's upcoming book, this story could have been buried in that larger work where the details would have been lost. Instead it is available on Prime and as a low cost purchase to ensure it has a wide audience. Other historians have not been so honourable.

If this is a sample of what we will see in Bashor's upcoming book on Marie Antoinette's last days, I can not wait. Luckily it was just announced as available to preorder on !
this was Very detailed view point form a servant of the King and Queen of France before their demise.
Because the author writes in such simplistic sentences it is impossible to explore at any depth the character of the historical figures involved. Perhaps EVEN worse, he invents mushy dialogue and presents the conversations as if they actually happened.