The Bourbons: The History of a Dynasty - Softcover

Shennan, J. H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847252001 ISBN 13: 9781847252005

Verlag: Hambledon Continuum, 2008

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Book by Shennan J H

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"This is a fascinating account of the rise and fall of a dynasty whose lasting influences cannot be erased from the landscape and art of modern France." Reviewed in Lancashire Evening Post, 2008 'Illustrated with pictures of the Bourbon rulers and their families, this is a fascinating account of the rise and fall of a dynasty whose lasting influences cannot be erased from the landscape and art of modern day France.' Lancashire Evening Post, 2008. Review in English Historical Review, February 2009 'This is a comprehensive history that is nonetheless highly readable.' Destination France, 1 May 2008--Sanford Lakoff 'concise and elegantly written ... As a leading expert on the early modern state, Shennan is well-qualified to tease out strands of legal, patriomonial and religious thinking.' The Historian, Fall 2088--Sanford Lakoff

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The House of Bourbon is one of the most historically important European royal houses. Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the sixteenth century and by the eighteenth century members of the dynasty also held thrones in Spain and southern Italy - in fact, the current king of Spain is a Bourbon monarch. This new history of the Bourbons is notable for being both comprehensive yet concise as it charts the rise, fall and rise again of the great French dynasty.Henry IV, king of Gascony, became king of France after the murder of the last Valois monarch in 1589. The Bourbon rulers who followed, including Louis XIV, the 'Sun King' and Louis XV reigned during a period when France was the leading military power in Europe and when its arts were dominant. Louis XIV's palace of Versailles epitomised classical French culture and celebrated the power of its creator. France's autocratic government, under which the nobility were largely exempt from taxation, led in the eighteenth century to increasingly severe political and financial strains. The French Revolution of 1789 brought about the fall of the Bourbon monarchy and resulted in the execution of Louis XVI and his wife, Marie-Antoinette. In exile under Napoleon, the Bourbons returned to power for fifteen years after 1815 but never fully re-established their authority. This book tells their fascinating story.

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• Verlag: Hambledon Continuum
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1847252001
• ISBN 13: 9781847252005
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 232