A View from AbroadReveals how the European travels of John and Abigail Adams helped define what it meant to be an American From 1778 to 1788, the Founding Father and later President John Adams lived in Europe as a diplomat. Joined by his wife, Abigail, in 1784, the two shared rich encounters with famous heads of the European royal courts, including the ill fated King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, and the staid British Monarchs King George III and Queen