This is a study of royal absolutism in a most extreme form in modern European history, and of the nature of Louis XIV's concept of personal glory and of the embodiment of France as a new superpower.
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- 2023
- 2020
England, France and Aquitaine
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Death of two kings, Henry V and Charles in 1422 both with historic claims to the French fiefs. Succession of Richard II, scholarly and religious but no statesman or soldier.
- 2011
The French Revolution was a huge, brutal yet inspiring phenomenon that changed global political thinking and action, and its echoes resound even in the twenty-first century. 'The New Dictionary' is an invaluable aid to unravelling its complications, and an essential companion for students and general readers alike.
- 2010
'The Unseen Terror' offers many illuminating insights into how and why the revolution took hold so far away from the French capital. It offers a glimpse of the violent events of the revolution 'from below' and is a rich and important contribution to a fuller understanding of French history.
