Excerpt from Epitome of Alison's History of Europe: From the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815; For the Use of Schools and Young Persons Meeting of the National Convention - parties in it - the Girondisia - the Jaco bins or Mountain - the Plain - the J acobm club - Madame Roland, Robespierre and Marat impeached - recriminations of the Girondists and Jaco bins - preparations for the trial of the King, The J seohwa agitate for his trial - debate on his inviolability - his resolved on, The royal family in captivity - their cruel treatment - he is summoned before the Convention, His demeanour before the Convention - his trial - defence. Of him by de Seze, Discussion on the appeal to the people - he is found guilty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.