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Episode 496: The Trial of Louis XVI

Western Civ·Nov 28, 2025·23:39·pending

About this Episode

The trial of Louis XVI ends with the last Bourbon monarch being led to the guillotine. The reaction of the rest of Europe is not good. Hence, the War of the First Coalition.

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Adam Walsh

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John Green

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David McCullough

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