Episode 4 - "Friend and Foe of Liberty Part 2"

Authors

Matthew Alverson
Chloe Curbelo
Shamari Hemingway
Carey Phifer

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2024

Abstract

Main Question(s):

How Does Lafayette’s Ideology conflict with his actions in the French Revolution?

Episode Description:

Lafayette’s revolutionary balancing act is crumbling. In this second part of our deep dive, we pick up where we left off—with Lafayette escorting the king and queen back to Paris. But as the revolution radicalizes, Lafayette finds himself caught between competing factions, unable to hold the middle ground.

We explore the growing political tensions, the massacre at the Champ de Mars, and Lafayette’s increasing alienation from both royalists and revolutionaries. Was he a principled mediator or just a noble clinging to power? Lafayette’s fate takes a dramatic turn—leading to exile and imprisonment.

Join us as we examine the final chapter of Lafayette’s role in the French Revolution and the legacy he left behind.

Recommended Citation

Alverson, Matthew; Curbelo, Chloe; Hemingway, Shamari; and Phifer, Carey, "Episode 4 - "Friend and Foe of Liberty Part 2"" (2024). Who Cares about The Marquis de Lafayette?. 7.
https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/lafayette-podcast/7