In the Court of the Pear King

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Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801443411
Total Pages : 208 pages
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Download or read book In the Court of the Pear King written by Sandy Petrey and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sandy Petrey explores the factors accounting for such consequential innovations in so short a time, so restricted a space. In Petrey's view, these disparate events betoken a common recognition of society's capacity to make and unmake what it recognizes as real."--Jacket.

King of the World

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022669092X
Total Pages : 669 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book King of the World written by Philip Mansel and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he came tantalizingly close. Philip Mansel’s King of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date biography in English of this hypnotic, flawed figure who continues to captivate our attention. This lively work takes Louis outside Versailles and shows the true extent of his global ambitions, with stops in London, Madrid, Constantinople, Bangkok, and beyond. We witness the importance of his alliance with the Spanish crown and his success in securing Spain for his descendants, his enmity with England, and his relations with the rest of Europe, as well as Asia, Africa, and the Americas. We also see the king’s effect on the two great global diasporas of Huguenots and Jacobites, and their influence on him as he failed in his brutal attempts to stop Protestants from leaving France. Along the way, we are enveloped in the splendor of Louis’s court and the fascinating cast of characters who prostrated and plotted within it. King of the World is exceptionally researched, drawing on international archives and incorporating sources who knew the king intimately, including the newly released correspondence of Louis’s second wife, Madame de Maintenon. Mansel’s narrative flair is a perfect match for this grand figure, and he brings the Sun King’s world to vivid life. This is a global biography of a global king, whose power was extensive but also limited by laws and circumstances, and whose interests and ambitions stretched far beyond his homeland. Through it all, we watch Louis XIV progressively turn from a dazzling, attractive young king to a belligerent reactionary who sets France on the path to 1789. It is a convincing and compelling portrait of a man who, three hundred years after his death, still epitomizes the idea of le grand monarque.

Life and Times of Louis Philippe

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Total Pages : 822 pages
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Louis Philippe

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
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Louis Philippe: Makers of History Series

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Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 146553492X
Total Pages : 234 pages
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The Mediterranean Wall

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Publisher : Pushkin Press
ISBN 13 : 1782277102
Total Pages : 283 pages
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Godfather of the Revolution

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Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0720613019
Total Pages : 287 pages
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Modern Chivalry

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Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603842136
Total Pages : 628 pages
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Footsteps to history, being an epitome of the histories of England and France, from the fifth to the nineteenth century

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Total Pages : 268 pages
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Bubu of Montparnasse

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ISBN 13 : 9781885586797
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Footsteps to History: being an epitome of the histories of England and France, embracing the cotemporaneous periods from the fifth to the nineteenth century, etc

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Total Pages : 480 pages
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Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country

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Total Pages : 772 pages
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Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country

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Total Pages : 772 pages
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The Living Age

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 636 pages
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The History of Napoleon III

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Total Pages : 728 pages
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The History of Napoleon III., Emperor of the French

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Total Pages : 784 pages
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The History of Napoleon III., Emperor of the French ... With Illustrations

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Total Pages : 720 pages
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