The French Revolution Ian Davidson Analysis

English author and columnist, Ian Davidson, in his historical novel The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny suggests that although the French Revolution was necessary for the progression of timea domino effect more or lessperhaps it happened not for the reasons one would assume. Davidson analyzes and writes about every aspect of the events leading up to, as well as the ones that took place during the revolution in order to designate all of the cards on the table and, ultimately, make assertions. Which makes his purpose all the more obvious; to present all of the facts that the world knows in time about The French Revolution and present it in a manner that forces the reader to view this historical event from a different angleas

He provides this as can be seen as he includes an account written by Tocqueville. “…the virtues of the French, which will serve us to: Good at everything, but excelling only in war; in love with chance, with force, with success…and the most liable to become in turn an object of admiration, of hatred, of pity, of terror, but never of indifference” (252). Here, is where the reader notices what Davidson has done. He does not leave any loose ends, which is usually the case in many historical accounts turned to novels. It is also noted that of his efforts to include a brief summary of the children of Louis XIV, and where their stories take them. The “leave no stone unturned” scenario. It is the stronger portion of the book because it begs the question such as if Louis’s health condition, which may have impeded him from any sexual relations, if it was speculation or the truth. It is stated in the very last additions of the book that King Louis XIV experienced phimosis and was inexperienced when he married. It listed that he had no surgical operation for his condition. It is even more enlightening to read a medical-based informational perspective, especially considering the time in history that it