A History of the French Revolution

New elections were held in october of 18 16 that brought a new batch of deputies. Many voters who had abstained the first time around showed up in force. But more than anything, electors thought a little bit harder about the men they were voting for. A new group of constitutional monarchists swelled the ranks of the chamber of deputies. Only 90 of the 238 deputies could reasonably call an ultra. The rest were there to make a go of it on the terms of the charter. And with peace reigning, support for the king's government was pretty high. Though d'artois nearly blew it all when he sent frantic memos to the allies saying, if your troops pull out, fr