
6.02- Charles The Simple
Revolutions
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The First Cousin of King Charles, the Duke De Orlean
King charles and polignac had a plan to shore up their position before the chamber of deputies was recalled. A nice little patriotic war would rally the nation behind the king, so that when the carping deputies did come back to paris, they would be opposing a strong king preparing to lead his army into battle. So next week, charles will announce his plan to go beat up algiers, with whom france had been in a bit of a diplomatic curfuffle with for the past two years. Not that it will stop the deputies from registering their displeasure when they do reconvene in march of 18 30. But charles will simply use that as an excuse to
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