Description
| Product ID: | 9780140130935 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Great Nation: France from Louis XV to Napoleon |
| Subtitle: | The New Penguin History of France |
| Authors: | Author: Colin Jones |
| Page Count: | 688 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, History, History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, c 1700 to c 1800 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Tells the story of how the dazzlingly confident and secure monarchy Louis XIV, 'the Sun King', left to his successors in 1715 became the discredited, debt-ridden failure toppled by Revolution in 1789. This title also tells the further story of the bloody unravelling of the Revolution until its seizure by Napoleon. There can be few more mesmerizing historical narratives than the story of how the confident monarchy left by Louis XIV in 1715 became the discredited failure toppled by revolution in 1789. This brilliant new book is the first in forty years to describe the whole period, from the last days of the “Sun King” to the wars of Napoleon. In a groundbreaking work of scholarship, Colin Jones argues that, contrary to popular belief, the house of Bourbon’s downfall was hardly a foregone conclusion. Producing an illuminating account of a society torn apart from within, he recounts the saga of how a dynamic French society—the heart of the Enlightenment—fell prey to the debt and humiliation of its wars against Britain. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2003-05-29 |