June 21, 1791 — Royalist plot — Flight to Varennes — Drouet pursues King — Decision of people — Effect of this decision — France without a King — Middle classes recant — Causes of their reaction — ...

In fact, it is reminiscent of another story of escape: the flight to Varennes. This was Louis XVI’s failed attempt to escape revolutionary France with his family — the king disguised as a woman.