French Royalism Under the Third and Fourth Republics
Samuel M. Osgood
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Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
"Let them come forward, they are thirsty for the sight of a King," said Henri IV to his followers who were trying to push back the curious crowds as he entered Paris in February, I594. It is perhaps to be regretted that seven kings (to say nothing of two emperors) have since more than quenched the French's taste for royalty, because they have long been in need of - and periodically have sought - a symbol of national unity. Modern-day France has had far more than her share of revolutions, counterrevolutions, uprisings, days, coups, affairs, crises, scandals - and constitution ... Read more
"Let them come forward, they are thirsty for the sight of a King," said Henri IV to his followers who were trying to push back the curious crowds as he entered Paris in February, I594. It is perhaps to be regretted that seven kings (to say nothing of two emperors) have since more than quenched the French's taste for royalty, because they have long been in need of - and periodically have sought - a symbol of national unity. Modern-day France has had far more than her share of revolutions, counterrevolutions, uprisings, days, coups, affairs, crises, scandals - and constitution ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401501552
SKU
V9789401501552
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