The state in early modern France/

Main Author: Collins, James B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:New approaches to European history 42
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Preface to the second edition; Chronology of events; Genealogy; Glossary; Historical background: the growth of the French state to 1627; 1. The crucible, 1620s-1630s; 2. The twenty years' crisis, 1635-1654; 3. Louis XIV: laying the foundation, 1654-1683; 4. The debacle; 5. The mature monarchical state; 6. A new France takes shape; 7. Reform, renewal, collapse; 8. The interregnum, 1787-1789