{"product_id":"the-perilous-crown-france-between-revolutions-munro-price-softcover","title":"The Perilous Crown: France Between Revolutions - Munro Price - Softcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stunningly researched and brilliantly written history, by the author of The Fall of the French Monarchy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWas it inevitable that France should become a republic? In this fascinating account of the period 1814-48, Munro Price attempts to answer this most difficult of questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing substantial unpublished research as he did in his celebrated The Fall of the French Monarchy, Price focuses on the amazing political machinations of Madame Adelaide, sister of King Louis Philippe. Though only mentioned rarely in other histories of the time, The Perilous Crown shows how her intelligence and behind-the-scenes wrangling secured her brother the throne, thereby creating France's only long lasting experiment with a constitutional monarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMunro Price vividly brings the period alive with all its instability and political intrigue, while at the same time illuminating our understanding of a difficult and tumultuous time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Perilous Crown is an ambitious, exciting and masterful work of history that is sure to delight and inform for many years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item is in\u003cstrong\u003e Very Good \u003c\/strong\u003econdition. There is some minor shelf wear and yellowing of the paper. As usual, photos are of the item that you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Franck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806950949095,"sku":"TWLFZ590","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8511\/5879\/files\/2TWL_050_9dc598a1-4fc2-46c8-9de3-52d8dfdb04b0.jpg?v=1771477081","url":"https:\/\/thewarlibrary.com.au\/products\/the-perilous-crown-france-between-revolutions-munro-price-softcover","provider":"The War Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}