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One of my friends who came over the other night spoke about Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution. He is reading the history of the revolution - I don't remember the title of the book he is reading.
This man is totally secularized, a Jew by birth, and non-religious - infact, he has no time for religion. He began telling me how awful the revolution was, and did I know how they slaughtered bishops, priests and religious for nothing? And that the King and Queen were not as bad as history made them out to be? And, get this - the Queen was unjustly accused, she never said 'let them eat cake', and so on.
I was completely blown away! I gave him your blog address.
And Terry, I believe that your friend is right on what happened (the level of injustice and violence.) But the Revolution is a complex set of events, with complex causes and a still more complex legacy.
Yes, Catherine, so true and unfortunately most Americans only receive a very one-sided view of events. Hopefully, between your books and mine, we will help in our own ways to restore a sense of balance about the whole thing.
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One of my friends who came over the other night spoke about Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution. He is reading the history of the revolution - I don't remember the title of the book he is reading.
ReplyDeleteThis man is totally secularized, a Jew by birth, and non-religious - infact, he has no time for religion. He began telling me how awful the revolution was, and did I know how they slaughtered bishops, priests and religious for nothing? And that the King and Queen were not as bad as history made them out to be? And, get this - the Queen was unjustly accused, she never said 'let them eat cake', and so on.
I was completely blown away! I gave him your blog address.
Thank you, Maria Elena!
ReplyDeleteAnd Terry, I believe that your friend is right on what happened (the level of injustice and violence.) But the Revolution is a complex set of events, with complex causes and a still more complex legacy.
Yes, Catherine, so true and unfortunately most Americans only receive a very one-sided view of events. Hopefully, between your books and mine, we will help in our own ways to restore a sense of balance about the whole thing.
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