The Camelots du Roi's fists broke Action française's respectability and toppled it
Agnostic mastermind of Action française faces Catholic censure on a December 1926 day - how do you fall from that high?
The Camelots du Roi's fists broke Action française's respectability and toppled it
In this episode, we trace the rise of Action française from its birth during the Dreyfus Affair to its ascent into French political life and the institutions it built. We follow how its leader’s instrumental use of Catholicism, the creation of the Camelots du Roi, and a widening gap with the Church set the movement on a collision course with the forces it claimed to protect.
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