King Louis XVI of France and his family, seeking to escape the growing unrest and revolutionary fervor in Paris, attempted to flee to Varennes, a town in the eastern part of the country. It was the evening of June 20, 1791, that the royal family disguised themselves as commoners to avoid detection, leaving the Tuileries Palace in a horse-drawn coach. Accompanied by a small entourage, they aimed to reach Varennes, where loyalist forces awaited them to mount a counter-revolutionary effort against the French Revolution. However, their well-planned escape was short-lived; they were recognized in the town of Sainte-Menehould by a local postmaster, who alerted the revolutionary authorities.The king's attempt to flee and the subsequent capture of the royal family rekindled the flames of dissent among the revolutionaries, who had viewed the monarchy's actions with increasing suspicion. The sight of the king trying to abandon his people escalated the revolutionary tensions within Paris. After his capture, Louis XVI and his family were escorted back to Paris under heavy guard, and this episode would mark a significant turning point in the relationship between the monarchy and the burgeoning revolution. The failed escape demonstrated Louis’ disconnection from the changing political landscape and solidified the revolutionaries’ resolve to dismantle the monarchy altogether.