Question

do you think the attacks on the queen contributed to the revolution

Answer 1

ʏᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏ. ǫᴜᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ғʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀɴʏ ᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛs; sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴊᴜsᴛ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ʜᴇɪʀs ᴏғ ғʀᴀɴᴄᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀs ʜᴇʀ ʀᴏʟᴇ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀʟᴇss ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏᴘ ɪᴛ ᴏʀ ᴛᴏᴏ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜɪs sʜᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴀᴋɴᴇss ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀsʜɪᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴊᴏᴋᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ɪɴ ғʀᴀɴᴄᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ ᴡᴇʟʟ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ. 
ᴍᴀʀɪᴇ ᴀɴᴛᴏɪɴᴇᴛᴛᴇ ᴡᴀs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴜɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴍ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛ's ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄs. sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ғɪᴛ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅɪsʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀsᴀɪʟʟᴇs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ sʜᴇ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴀs ᴀ ғᴏʀᴇɪɢɴᴇʀ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ. ᴛʜᴜs, sʜᴇ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ sʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜsᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʟᴇss ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴏғ ᴇxᴄᴇssᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇᴇɴ. ᴛʜɪs ᴇxᴄʟᴜsɪᴏɴ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ғᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ɴᴜᴍᴇʀᴏᴜs ɢᴏssɪᴘs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ᴇᴍʙᴀʀʀᴀssɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴀʀᴄʜʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ. ʟᴏᴜɪs ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀs ɪɴᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪɢɴɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ. ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs ᴘʀᴇᴅᴇᴄᴇssᴏʀs ᴡʜᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴʏ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʀʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ɪɴsᴜʟᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴍɪsᴛʀᴇss ᴍᴍᴇ ᴅᴜ ʙᴀʀʀʏ ᴏʀ ᴘᴏᴍᴘᴀᴅᴏᴜʀ, ʟᴇss ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ. ᴛʜɪs sʜᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴜɪs ʟᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟʟʏ ᴏʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪs sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ. ᴀʟʟ sᴛᴇᴘs ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ǫᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇᴍʙᴀʀʀᴀssᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʏᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴᴇʀs. 
ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ǫᴜᴇᴇɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴇʏᴇs ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴘᴇɴᴅᴛʜʀɪғᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀs ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ's ᴅᴇғɪᴄɪᴛ. ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ʟᴇss ᴛʜᴇɴ 1/10ᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴜᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴜɪs xᴠɪ ᴡᴀs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ sᴛɪɴɢʏ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟʟᴇᴅ ғɪɴᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴡɪғᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴏɴ ᴡᴀʀs, ᴇxᴘᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇs (ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴡɪғᴇ), ᴍɪsᴛʀᴇssᴇs, ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴀʀɪᴇ ᴀɴᴛᴏɪɴᴇᴛᴛᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴛ, ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ғʀᴜɢᴀʟ. sʜᴇ ʟᴏsᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴅᴇᴠᴀsᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ. ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ʏᴇᴀʀs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ 1789 sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴅʀᴇssɪɴɢ ᴍᴏᴅᴇsᴛʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴀᴜʀᴀ ᴏғ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀʜᴏᴏᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴜᴄʜ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ɪʀʀɪᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴇɴᴄʜ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀʏ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ (ɢᴏ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙʀᴀᴛs) ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ɪɴᴄᴇsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ sᴏɴ ᴏɴʟʏ sᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴛʀɪᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀʜᴏᴏᴅ sʜᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ. 
ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇᴅ ʙʏ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴠᴇʀʙᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢ. ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʀᴏʏᴀʟs ʟᴏsᴛ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ɪɴ ғʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ. ɪғ ᴋɪɴɢ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴀʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʜᴀʀsʜʟʏ ᴏʀ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴀʀɪᴇ ᴀɴᴛᴏɪɴᴇᴛᴛᴇ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴘᴀʀɪs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏsɪᴅᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪsᴏʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ (ᴏʀ ᴀs ᴊᴇғғᴇʀsᴏɴ sᴀɪᴅ sʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏɪsᴛᴇʀ), ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴘᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴜᴘʜᴇᴀᴠᴀʟ