WeekInTime Issue 65: Not So Great Escape

King Louis XVI and his family are captured after attempting to escape Revolutionary France

A little advice: if you’re trying to escape a revolution, choose speed over style. A couple hatched a plan to escape to the northeast, where loyal troops would protect them. But it wouldn’t be easy, especially with rumors circulating in the capital that an escape was imminent. This week in time, King Louis XVI and the royal family attempted to flee Pari…