Louis XIV and the Origins of the Dutch War

Louis XIV and the Origins of the Dutch War
Author: Paul Sonnino
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2003-02-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521531344

This stylish and highly entertaining account of the origins of the Franco-Dutch War of 1672 is based on massive archival researches covering twelve countries. Contrary to the accepted historical opinion that there was a meeting of minds within Louis XIV's conseil d'en haut over the desirability of the war, Professor Sonnino chronicles a story of bitter division, in the course of which the contrasting personalities of the king and of his most intimate advisors emerge in vivid detail. Racine once eulogized the war as a brilliantly executed venture which put the insolent Dutch in their place. Saint-Simon, on the other hand, saw it as the disastrous result of endemic jealousies, in which Le Tellier and Louvois sought to displace Colbert in Louis' affections. From these early views the modern consensus, in spite of occasional dissenters, has gradually evolved. Professor Sonnino, however, breaks through the maze of interpretations with decisive new evidence, and in an unusually clear and lively evocation of the emotional element which pervaded high policy, explains the many agonizing decisions that preceded one of the most dramatic conflicts of the seventeenth century.

Histoire Amoureuse Des Gaules Suivie de la France Galante, Vol. 2

Histoire Amoureuse Des Gaules Suivie de la France Galante, Vol. 2
Author: Roger De Bussy-Rabutin
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2018-02-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9780332186610

Excerpt from Histoire Amoureuse des Gaules Suivie de la France Galante, Vol. 2: Romans Satiriques du Xviie Siècle Attribués au Comte de Bussy Le marquis de Beuvron ressembloit au duc de Saux, et il n'étoit pas assez scrupuleux pour appréhender ce qui lui étoit proposé, en supposant que la dame lui eût plu; mais, s'imaginant que la proposition qui lui étoit faite n'étoit à autre fin que d'éloigner et de don ner beau jeu au duc de Gandole, dont il commençoità devenir jaloux, il la reçut si mal, que la comtesse d'o lonne vit bien qu'il falloit qu'elle s'adressât a un autre, si elle vouloit réussir dans son projet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.