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Louis XIV and the Greatness of France
Overview
Maurice Ashley evaluates how a determined, conscientious King Louis XIV was able to raise France to its greatest glory while plunging its people into deep misery. Maurice Ashley presents the life of Louis XIV, both as a man and a ruler, with attention on the explanation for a splendid age that nevertheless harbored the earliest roots of the French Revolution. From his ill-considered foreign policies, his refusal to tolerate the slightest compromise of his royal absolutism, and his total suppression of every deviation from strictly Roman Catholic orthodoxy, Ashley presents a complete review of Louis' impact on France and its people.
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- ISBN-13: 9780029010808
- ISBN-10: 0029010802
- Publisher: Free Press
- Publish Date: February 1965
- Dimensions: 8.27 x 5.41 x 0.52 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.49 pounds
- Page Count: 192
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