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Louis XIV
Edit et reglement du Roy pour le commerce des negocians en gros & en detail. Registre en Parlement, Chambre des Comptes et Cour des Aydes, le 23. mars 1673. Date…
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Edict… portant reglement general pour les eaux et forests. Verifie en Parlement le 13 aoust 1669 Date de l'edition originale: 1669
Le present ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation…
Articles, statuts, ordonnances et reglemens des gardes jures, anciens bacheliers & maitres de la communaute des chapeliers de la ville, fauxbourgs, banlieue, prevote et vicomte de Paris . Tires des…
Declaration du roy, portant confirmation de celle du feu roy Louis XIII, pour la continuation des suffrages, processions & solemnites observees le jour & feste de l'Assomption de la tressacree…
Adolphe Lanoe
Ordonnance de Louis XIV, roy de France et de Navarre, sur le fait des cinq grosses fermes . Donnee a Versailles au mois de fevrier 1687. Registree en la Cour…
David Sturdy
This book provides a concise study of the defining aspects of the reign of Louis XIV. The nature of French monarchy, methods of government, Louis’s relationship to his subjects and…
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Peter Robert Campbell
Seminar Studies in History aims to bridge the gap between the standardized textbook and the specialist survey. Each book consists of a brief introduction or background to the subject, followed…
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Arthur Hassall
Louis XIV - and the Zenith of the French Monarchy is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1906. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic…
J. H. Shennan
Looks at the king and his beliefs, domestic problems, and foreign policy.
Richard Wilkinson
This lively biography of Louis XIV focuses on Louis’s personal life while keeping the needs of the history student at the forefront. This second edition includes an updated biography, new…
John S C 1805-1877 Abbott
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…
Featuring analysis of Louis’ wider significance in history and the surrounding historiography, this biography focuses on Louis’ personal life. It proposes that the Sun King’s reign and legacy cannot be…
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John S C Abbott
Reproduction of the original: Louis XIV by John S.C. Abbott
Geoffrey Treasure
Louis IV represents the apogee of French royal power and the Ancien Regime. Geoffrey Treasure explores the personal philosophy, moulded by absolutist thinking and propaganda, and by Marzarin’s deliberate training…
First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Vincent Cronin
First published 25 years ago, this biography of the Sun King uses contemporary sources to examine what sort of monarch Louis XIV really was.
John S Abbott
Louis XIV. by John S. C. Abbott has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken…
John B. Wolf
Although Louis XIV was a vitally important figure in European history, he has found no satisfactory biographer until now. The memorists, particularly Saint-Simon, have fixed the traditional image of Louis…
David L. Smith
The true nature of the age of Louis XIV is revealed through an extensive range of primary and secondary sources in this study of the Sun King whose regime was…
Henri Vast
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
This book provides a detailed account of the thousands of Huguenot refugees who fled France in the late 17th and early 18th centuries and settled in Britain and Ireland. Agnew…
David Carnegie a Agnew
Henry William Herbert
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
James Breck Perkins
Originally published in 1892, this seminal work of French history surveys the tumultuous period of the regency following the death of Louis XIV. With detailed analysis of political, social, and…
Francis Parkman
Join historian Francis Parkman on a journey through the history of New France and its governor, Count Frontenac. This fascinating account details the politics, wars, and alliances that shaped the…
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books…
James B Perkins
France under the Regency with a review of the Administration of Louis XIV is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of the literature…
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1900 Edition.
Title: Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV.Author: Francis ParkmanPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin’s famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500–1926 contains a collection of…
Parkman, American historian, studied and wrote about the history of Canada and the early Northwest. Parkman writes in the preface that the events recounted in this book group themselves in…
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 was reproduced from the…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company Publication date: 1892 Subjects: France Biography
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1901 Original Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company Subjects: France Biography
Wh Lewis
Declaration… portant que toutes les especes d'or et d'argent. tant de France qu'estrangeres, soit de poids ou legeres, a la reserve des louis d'or et d'argent, escus d'or et de…
