Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-1310192-20121224215413/@comment-32656-20121228060344

No, not really. The French takeover was a complete surprise - after all, who would have thought them to turn on their ally?

The Nobles would be able to defeat the King. His armies would go over to them. And it's have been as soon as he started filling his court with the liberals that that they'd have done it, too.