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The Sun King: Louis XIV at Versailles (New York Review Books) by Nancy Mitford Publisher Comments The Sun King is a dazzling double portrait of Louis XIV and Versailles, the opulent court from which he ruled. With characteristic élan, Nancy Mitford reconstructs the daily life of king and courtiers during France’s golden age, offering... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser Publisher Comments Frances beleaguered queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous “Let them eat cake,” was the subject of ridicule and curiosity even before her death; she has since been the object of debate and speculation and the... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Emilie Du Chatelet: Daring Genius of the Enlightenment by Judith P Zinsser Publisher Comments The captivating biography of the French aristocrat who balanced the demands of her society with passionate affairs of the heart and a brilliant life of the mind Although today she is best known for her fifteen-year liaison with Voltaire, Gabrielle Emilie... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The French Revolution: A Document Collection by Laura Mason Publisher Comments Ideal either as a textbook or anthology, this volume encompasses the entire chronology of the Revolution, while highlighting the political, cultural, and social diversity of the period.... (read more) List Price $82.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Robespierre: A Revolutionary Life by Peter Mcphee Publisher Comments For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French Republic to safety in the face of overwhelming military odds. For many others, he was the first modern dictator, a... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $38.50 New - Hardcover
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The Terror: The Merciless War for Freedom in Revolutionary France by David Andress Publisher Comments For two hundred years, the Terror has haunted the imagination of the West. The descent of the French Revolution from rapturous liberation into an orgy of apparently pointless bloodletting has been the focus of countless reflections on the often malignant... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Politics, Culture, and Class in the French Revolution by Lynn Hunt Publisher Comments A landmark work of French Revolution scholarship, now in its 20th anniversary edition.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Dancing to the Precipice: The Life of Lucie de La Tour Du Pin, Eyewitness to an Era by Caroline Moorehead Publisher Comments Her canvases were the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette; the Great Terror; America at the time of Washington and Jefferson; Paris under the Directoire and then under Napoleon; Regency London; the battle of Waterloo; and, for the last years of her... (read more) Your price: $27.99 New - Hardcover
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The Kings' Mistresses: The Liberated Lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and Her Sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin by Elizabeth C Goldsmith Publisher Comments The Mancini Sisters, Marie and Hortense, were born in Rome, brought to the court of Louis XIV of France, and strategically married off by their uncle, Cardinal Mazarin, to secure his political power base. Such was the life of many young women of the age:... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser Publisher Comments Fraser's definitive biography excites compassion and regard for all aspects of her subject, immersing the reader not only in the coming-of-age of a graceful woman, but also in the unraveling of an era. 60 illustrations.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Passionate Minds: The Great Scientific Affair by David Bodanis Publisher Comments It was 1733 when the poet and philosopher Voltaire met Emilie du Chatelet, a beguiling--and married--aristocrat who would one day popularize Newton's arcane ideas and pave the way for Einstein's theories. In an era when women were rarely permitted any... (read more) Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market
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Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon Schama Publisher Comments Instead of the dying Old Regime, Schama presents an ebullient country, vital and inventive, infatuated with novelty and technology--a strikingly fresh view of Louis XVI's France. A New York Times bestseller in hardcover. 200 illustrations.... (read more) List Price $32.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Athenais the Real Queen of France by Lisa Hilton Synopsis A detailed biography of Louis XIV's principal mistress - Athenais de Montespan (1640-1707). The greatest beauty of her day, Athenais' life was lived publicly and sensationally until accusations of witchcraft forced her from power in the "Affair of the... (read more) Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Authority and Sexuality in Early Modern Burgundy (1550-1730) (Studies in the History of Sexuality) by James Richard Farr Publisher Comments A sociocultural analysis of the relationships among law, religion, and sexual morality in Burgundy during the Catholic Reformation, this book is divided into two, interrelated parts: the world of prescription and the world of practice. The first part... (read more) List Price $150.25 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Select Works of Edmund Burke Vol 2:Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke Publisher Comments Originally published by Oxford University Press in the 1890s, the famed three-volume Payne edition of Select Works is universally revered by students of English history and political thought. Faithfully reproduced in each volume are E. J. Payne's notes... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Coming of the French Revolution: With a New Preface by R.R. Palmer (Princeton Paperbacks) by Georges Lefebvre Review Much more than a history of 1789. . . . A synthesis, conveying a philosophy of the Revolution as a whole, such as could be written only by a seasoned scholar. . . . The smooth, careful translation preserves the literary merit of the French prose.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Liberty: The Lives and Times of Six Women in Revolutionary France (P.S.) by Lucy Moore Publisher Comments The ideals of the French Revolution inflamed a longing for liberty and equality within courageous, freethinking women of the era—women who played vital roles in the momentous events that reshaped their nation and the world. In Liberty, Lucy Moore... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Oxford History of the French Revolution by William Doyle Publisher Comments This second edition of the most authoritative and comprehensive history of the French Revolution draws on a wealth of new research in order to reassess the greatest of all revolutions. It includes a generous chronology of events and an extended... (read more) List Price $22.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Louis XIV by J H Shennan Publisher Comments J. H. Shennan surveys the reign of Louis XIV in three broad, interrelated sections which consider the character and outlook of the King, his domestic and foreign policy, and the personality cult of the Sun King. Shennan focuses particularly on the King's... (read more) List Price $31.75 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Concise History of the French Revolution by Sylvia Neely Synopsis This concise yet rich introduction to the French Revolution explores the origins, development, and eventual decline of a movement that defines France to this day. Through an accessible chronological narrative, Sylvia Neely explains the complex events... (read more) List Price $36.75 Your price: $17.95 Used - Trade Paper
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