Assassination, politics and miracles : France and the Royalist reaction of 1820 / / David Skuy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783504103321
• Autore: Skuy David <1963->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Montreal ; ; Ithaca : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2003]
• ISBN: 1-282-86085-2; 9786612860850; 0-7735-7071-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 pages)
• Disciplina: 944.06/1
• Soggetti: HISTORY / Europe / France; France History Restoration, 1814-1830; France Politics and government 1814-1830; France Kings and rulers Succession
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Toronto, 1997) under the title: The politics of assassination: the death of the Duke of Berry, February 14, 1820, and its aftermath.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-298) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue: The Assassination of the Duke of Berry and the Birth of the Miracle Child -- Introduction: Restoration France and the Royalist Reaction of 1820 -- Seeds of Destruction -- The Law: Cracks in the Edifice -- Conspiracy: Who Killed the Duke of Berry? -- Politics -- The Royalist Reaction of 1820 -- February: The Royalist Reaction Commences -- March–April: The Royalist Reaction in Earnest -- May–June: The Law of the Double Vote -- August–September: Conspiracy and Providence -- October–November: Celebrating the Miracle -- Postscript: Leap into the Abyss -- Appendix One: The Political Background of Isère and Haute-Garonne -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This remarkable story provides the backdrop for David Skuy's analysis of the Royalist Reaction and its place in the history of the French Restoration. Skuy argues that the Royalist Reaction was the product of two divergent forces: historical echoes of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire and the psychological consequences of the ; assassination and the miracle child. Skuy discusses Restoration political theory and the development of modern political parties. He follows the strategems of anti-royalist extremists plotting to overthrow the Bourbon regime, and details the complexities and intrigues that characterized the royal court and parliament. Skuy reveals how the assassination and the birth of the miracle child triggered a popular Royalist Reaction that changed millions of French citizens from passive observers into ardent royalists.