Geri Walton
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Books
    • Marie Antoinette’s Confidante: The Rise and Fall of the Princesse de Lamballe
    • Madame Tussaud: Her Life and Legacy
    • Napoleon’s Downfall: Madame Récamier and Her Battle With the Emperor
    • Jane Austen’s Cousin: The Outlandish Contess De Feuillide
  • Press
  • About
Geri Walton
Unique histories from the 18th and 19th centuries
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Books
    • Marie Antoinette’s Confidante: The Rise and Fall of the Princesse de Lamballe
    • Madame Tussaud: Her Life and Legacy
    • Napoleon’s Downfall: Madame Récamier and Her Battle With the Emperor
    • Jane Austen’s Cousin: The Outlandish Contess De Feuillide
  • Press
  • About

Fr. Rev. (1789-1799)

The Executioner’s Account of Louis XVI’s Execution

By Geri Walton | January 20, 2017 | 0

Louis XVI was executed on 21 January 1793. Three weeks after his execution, a revolutionary journal called Thermomètre du jour published an inaccurate account claiming the King was led to the scaffold with a pistol to his temple, the guillotine struck his neck instead of his head, and the King died without courage. Because the…

Read More

Social

  • View geri.walton’s profile on Facebook
  • View 18thCand19thC’s profile on Twitter
  • View 18thcand19thc’s profile on Instagram
  • View geriwalton9’s profile on Pinterest
  • View 117631667933120811735’s profile on Google+

Buy the Book


Buy now from Amazon US

Buy now from Amazon UK

Buy now from Pen and Sword

Buy the Book


Order now from Amazon UK

Order now from Amazon US

Order now from Pen and Sword

Buy the Book


Order now from Amazon UK

Order now from Amazon US

Order now from Pen and Sword

Recent Posts

  • Grant’s Inauguration of 4 March 1869
  • Harriet Howard: Mistress to Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III)
  • Decorative Hair Combs of the 19th Century
  • Mark Twain: Interesting Facts About Samuel Clemens
  • Great Blizzard of 1888: The Great White Hurricane
  • RSS - Posts
  • RSS - Comments

Geri’s Favorite Things

Search

  • Writing Guest Posts
  • Links for Writers
  • Links for Historians
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Me

More of Geri’s favorite things

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Newsletter

Audio

Mary Linwood

Your browser does not support the audio element.

Excerpt of a BBC interview with Geri on May 1, 2017

Archives

Top Posts & Pages

Victorian Surnames in England and Wales
The Tragic 1897 Charity Bazaar Fire of Paris
Ideas of Female Beauty in the 1700 and 1800s
A Georgian Farting Club and Its Odoriferous Humor
Masturbation Among Victorian Youth in Boarding Schools
Pistol Dueling, Its Etiquette and Rules
Snuff and Snuff-Boxes in the 1700 and 1800s
Ailments, Complaints, and Diseases in the 1700 and 1800s
Nicknames of Napoleon: Twenty-one Names
French Revolution Quotes and Those Who Said Them
(c) 2020 Rooster Press