In the OPUS series, second revised edition of a history of France from the Wars of Religion to the death of Louis XIV. Incorporating new material drawn from recent scholarship, describes the major political events and analyses the factors influencing the evolution of state and society in this decisive period of French history.
Incorporating new material drawn from recent scholarship, this Second Edition offers a more complete picture of this crucial period. It also has a thoroughly updated and expanded bibliography.
A very fine, thorough and conscientious study of a formative period in French history ... his account of the French provinces in the age of Richelieu and Louis XIV ... is one of the best things of its kind in English.