Search Results for France - Narrowed by: France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715.

The dynastic state and the army under Louis XIV : royal service and private interest, 1661-1701 / Guy Rowlands.

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by Rowlands, Guy.
Call Number 355.0094409032 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary This book presents a new interpretation of the development of the French army during the 'personal rule' of Louis XIV. Based on massive archival research, it examines the army not just as a military institution but also as a living political, social and economic organism.
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From Louis XIV to Napoleon : the fate of a great power / Jeremy Black.

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by Black, Jeremy, 1955-
Call Number 944.03 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary This is a scholarly yet accessible account which considers why France was not more successful and throws light on French history, international relations, warfare and the rise and fall of French power.
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The search for the Man in the Iron Mask : a historical detective story / Paul Sonnino.

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by Sonnino, Paul, author.
Call Number 944.033092 23
Publication Date 2016
Summary This book pursues an enduring puzzle that has stumped historians for centuries and seduced novelists and filmmakers down to this day. Who was the man who wore an iron mask and was kept in prison for years during the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV? Paul Sonnino brilliantly traces his decade-long quest to solve the mystery.
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