The French Revolution: Extracts from the Times, 1789-1794

Published

1975

Publisher

Times Books

ISBN-13

9780723001324

ISBN-10

0723001324

Pages

118

Format

Paperback

Language

English

The Times Reports offer a unique perspective on history. Great events are seen through the eyes of reporters and other contributors to The Times which has been an on-the-spot witness to history since 1785. A Times reporter watched as Louis XVI was led to the scaffold. Long before this reports of vicious crowds, appalling murders and the mounting political strength of the Third Estate in France had been reaching Britain through the dispatches of Times correspondents. While the British offered sanctuary to members of the French aristocracy, they read with fascination and outrage about France's new constitution and the storming of the Bastille. Coverage of the Revolution in The Times was remarkable, as the paper was in a unique position to collect and diseminate information. These extracts, linked by explanatory notes, illustrate the close and anxious watch which the British kept on events on the other side of the Channel.