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Title: The Tuileries Palace

Subtitle: The History and Legacy of France's Famous Royal Palace

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Jim D. Johnston

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-18-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

"The massacre followed the sacrificial logic of the scapegoat: unable to vent their violence upon its intended object, the king, the revolutionaries chose victims who symbolised the sovereign power of the king and whose deaths could serve to unify the people.... The destruction of the Swiss Guard allowed the revolutionaries to usurp and transform the royal notion of the body politic. This outcome is captured by reports the massacre of the Swiss was accompanied by cries of 'Vive la nation!', replacing 'Vive le roi!'" Jesse Goldhammer

Since the earliest days of civilization, people have built homes not just for shelter, but to proclaim their status in the world. There is evidence from the earliest known cultures that one way in which rulers showcased power was by building a more elaborate home than those around them had. Through the centuries, as homes grew larger and better furnished, those in charge had to make their homes even larger and furnish and decorate them even more, to the extent that by the time of the Middle Ages, some homes were actually castles designed to withstand combat and allow entire communities to survive attacks by invaders. Though the need for such large dwellings eventually passed, the desire for them did not, and so the castle gave way to the palace, a building the size of a castle but as elegant as its owner could afford to make it.

France, like all European countries, has had its fair share of palaces over time, but none suffered the rise and fall of fortune like the Tuileries. Built by a widow with a flair for architecture, it grew for more than a decade, along with the royal family that it housed.

Members Reviews:

But this one has an even more turbulent history thanks to its residents and events like the French Revolution

This is another book on another French palace done by Charles River in the past few months or so. But this one has an even more turbulent history thanks to its residents and events like the French Revolution, so this title also reads like a mini primer on French history too.Â

Utilities Palace

An interesting history of the French palace, of Louis 14th and Louis XVI. Napoleon 3rd also lived here. Fascinating story of the French history of this residence. I would recommend thisbook to history buffs and others.

The Tuileries Appreciated

I knew a bit of the history, many concerning Louie XVI. I had a bit of knowledge concerning Louis XVI but nothing about the building itself. This added so much to the knowledge I did have and I appreciate knowing so much about the building and it's history.