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1.07 The Cradle of the Revolution

French Revolution & Napoleon (Grey History)

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The King Recalled Wonder Boy Jacques Necker

The king detested the fact that he had to summon necker back from exile, but what else could he do? The reaction to necker's return from exile was greeted very differently in the upper echelons of versailles than it was in the streets of paris. I went to the queen, according to custom, on saint louis day and she much preferred the minister who was gone to the one who was replacing him. She hated necker's restoration her majesty.

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