... running of the country. He was known for his love of reading English, a language he taught himself to be able to keep informed on the history, culture and politics of England. Though his mother especially disliked his hobby, it was common for him to understand the current affairs of England more than his foreign minister and because of his love for oceanography; he was also well informed on naval affairs. Because of his age and the time he was thrown into power, it is believed he had a larger influence in terms of the French revolution. In the French imagination, he was seen as signifying everything that the Estates opposed: centralized government, prosperity, apathy. Though it is certain that Louis XVI failed to maintain the centralization of power; people were under the false impression that he was a vain, obtuse, and inadequate monarch, so clueless that on the ...

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