Threshold of Terror: Last Hours of the Monarchy in the French RevolutionAuthor: Rodney Allen Condition: Good. Minor foxing Paperback 248 pages The failure of the French Revolution of 1789 to establish stable political institutions based on a liberal constitutional monarchy led to terror, civil war and instability for France and 23 years of almost uninterrupted war for the rest of Europe. This history book documents the crucial 24 hours over the 9 and 10 August 1792 which led to the fall of the king and set in motion the