Book Review #1: When The King Took Flight
Cara Hughes
September 10 2013
Modern European History
Timothy Tackett’s When The King Took Flight describes in great detail the
events that occurred between King Louis XVI and the rest of France during the time
of the French Revolution. Tackett’s extensive research leaves each page flowing with
specific stories that allow the reader to gain greater knowledge into the situations
that took place. One of the greatest influences that began the downward spiral of the
Revolution was the royal family’s attempt to leave France. Throughout When The
King Took Flight, Tackett breaks down and analyzes King Louis’s struggle to flee
