. A history of mediaeval and modern Europe for secondary schools. al-ing for help to his subjects, he had invoked not assistance buta destructive demon. There was still imminent danger thatthe Assembly would be dissolved by arms, and France thrownback into the old ways of despotism. Then it was that the mobof Paris supplied the actual fighting force which was to enablethe Assembly to do its work in safety. Paris had been one seething cauldron during June, were willing to hope anything from the Assembly, tobelieve everything ill of the court party. A misstep by theking1 precipitated th
. A history of mediaeval and modern Europe for secondary schools. al-ing for help to his subjects, he had invoked not assistance buta destructive demon. There was still imminent danger thatthe Assembly would be dissolved by arms, and France thrownback into the old ways of despotism. Then it was that the mobof Paris supplied the actual fighting force which was to enablethe Assembly to do its work in safety. Paris had been one seething cauldron during June, were willing to hope anything from the Assembly, tobelieve everything ill of the court party. A misstep by theking1 precipitated the crisis. Necker (accounted too a popu-lar for the court party) was dismissed from office. CertainGerman and Swiss mercenary regiments were moved close toParis and Versailles; — to break up the Assembly spread 1 At Louiss elbow were the queen, and his brothers, the Counts of Provenceand Artois (the later kings Louis XVIII and Charles X) — short-sighted, in-competent, and reactionary, who hated all proposals for reforms with a fervorworthy of a better LOUIS XI King of France (1461-1483) Born 1423 Died 1483 RICHELIEU French cardinal and statesmanBorn 1585 Died 1642
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