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The episode discusses the political turmoil in France following the July Revolution and the fate of Charles X's former ministers.

The July Revolution may be done, but France isn't sure if it's done with revolution. As King Louis-Philippe and a band of squabbling politicians try to govern France, the people of Paris take to the streets to demand one thing above all else: the heads of Charles X's former ministers. Will Jules de Polignac and company meet their end at a guillotine — or at the hands of a lynch mob? See a full annotated transcript of this episode: http://thesiecle.com/episode49/ Check out the "La Fayette, We Are Here" podcast by Emmanuel Dubois: https://www.lafayettepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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