EditorialDetention of Louis XVI at Varennes while traveling abroad to seek help, in June 1791. Brought back to Paris swore allegiance to the Constitution, which recognized him as a monarch with limited powers. Engraving.
EditorialFor American vacationers, traveling overseas used to involve the ritual of obtaining local currency, whether from a bank at home before heading off, or from an A.T.M. or currency exchange at their destination. (Jinhwa Jang/The New York Times)
EditorialDetention of Louis XVI at Varennes while traveling abroad to seek help, in June 1791. Brought back to Paris swore allegiance to the Constitution, which recognized him as a monarch with limited powers. Engraving.
EditorialDetention of Louis XVI at Varennes while traveling abroad to seek help, in June 1791. Brought back to Paris swore allegiance to the Constitution, which recognized him as a monarch with limited powers. Engraving.
EditorialDetention of Louis XVI at Varennes while traveling abroad to seek help, in June 1791. Brought back to Paris swore allegiance to the Constitution, which recognized him as a monarch with limited powers. Engraving.
EditorialDetention of Louis XVI at Varennes while traveling abroad to seek help, in June 1791. Brought back to Paris swore allegiance to the Constitution, which recognized him as a monarch with limited powers. Engraving.