... stopped in the village of Varennes the following morning. The failure of the French royal family to escape ultimately sealed their fate as proven non-supporters of the liberal reforms and as enemies of the French people. After their arrest, the debate was directed towards Louis and his future. Some called for his deposition, others in support of a trial for treason and defection. The Assembly, afraid to take a course which involved both domestic and foreign threats, decreed that Louis was to be suspended from office. However, the royalists and the revolutionaries came closer together and ultimately resulted in the guillotining of Louis and his wife in 1793. Prior to Louis excursion to Varennes, France had begun to make drastic reforms and created the National Assembly. This was used as a base on which France's desire for a constitutional monarchy was to be built, which, would entail a monarch. However, ...

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