Author: Collectif
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782329362755
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 18

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Author: Thomas Nugent
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476

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Author: Stanley Loomis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254

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Author: Mark Twain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Author: Philostratus (the Athenian)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Author: William Doyle
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198731302
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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The kingdom of France, a byword for upheaval and instability for a century before 1660, was transformed over the subsequent generation into the greatest power in Europe and an institutional model admired and imitated almost everywhere. A further century elapsed befoer this hegemony was challenged, and even then the collapse of monarchy in 1788 took most people by surprise. This book, bringing together an authoritative international panel of historians, portrays and analyses the life of France between two revolutions, a time later known as the old regime. All aspects of French life are covered: the economy, social development, religion and culture, French activity overseas, and not least politics and public life, where our understanding has been completely renewed over recent years. A detailed chronology and full bibliography complete this compelling analysis of an age behind whose calm and assured facade forces were developing which were to shape a very different country and continent.

Author: Oliver Henry Perkins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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Author: Joan Haslip
Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
ISBN: 9781850437536
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Born the illegitimate daughter of a monk and a seamstress, Madame du Barry rose from poverty to become one of the most powerful and wealthy women of France. A courtesan, she became Louis XV's official mistress and was fêted as one of France's most beautiful women. On Louis XV's death she became vulnerable to those secretly longing for her downfall. Marie Antoinette had her imprisoned for a year, and in 1793 she was executed by the Revolutionary Tribunal for her aristocratic associations. Joan Haslip's classic biography shares the extraordinary and ultimately tragic story of du Barry's life and, in turn, illustrates the dazzling world of the eighteenth century royal court of France and the horrors of the Revolution.

Author: Marion Ward
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780344409561
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Jacques Levron
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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Describes the life in the courts of Versailles during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.