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The poor of eighteenth-century France, 1750-1789 The poor of eighteenth-century France, 1750-1789 Olwen H. Hufton x, 414 p., [4] leaves of plates : 22 cm OL3336868W
A Distant Mirror A Distant Mirror Barbara Wertheim Tuchman Amazon.com Review In this sweeping historical narrative, Barbara Tuchman writes of the cataclysmic 14th century, when the energies of medieval Europe were devoted to fighting internecine wars and … OL3378547W
The French Foreign Legion The French Foreign Legion Nigel Thomas Presents the story of the French Foreign Legion from its foundation in 1830 to the present day, including a description of the life of an ordinary Legionnaire. OL3390651W
Lettre de Monseigneur le prince a la royne Lettre de Monseigneur le prince a la royne Condé, Henri II de Bourbon prince de "Explanation of why the princes rebelled and left the court. Why? Because confusions and pernicious disorder had been rampant since 1610, with certain people taking advantage of the disorder, perpetu… OL35386721W
Declaration de la volonte du roy addressee a nosseigneurs de sa cour de Parlement Declaration de la volonte du roy addressee a nosseigneurs de sa cour de Parlement France. Sovereign (1610-1643 : Louis XIII) "The King here discusses his journey to Bordeaux for the purpose of his approaching marriage with the Spanish Infanta. He is worried that the rebelling Princes will impede his journey to Bordeaux. He… OL35386794W
A time to love again A time to love again Flora Speer A LOVE BEYOND TIME When India Baldwin went into work one Saturday to update her computer skills, she had no idea she would end up backdating herself! But one slip on the keyboard and the lovely youn… OL3551795W
Lettre de la royne au parlement de Bretagne Lettre de la royne au parlement de Bretagne Marie de Médicis Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France "The Queen Regent writes to the Parlement de Bretagne explaining why the Prince de Condé and the other Princes left the Court. Marie de Medicis, however, defends her record and demonstrates how every… OL35671340W
Remonstrances presentees au roy, par nosseigneurs du Parlement, le vingt-vniesme, may, 1615 Remonstrances presentees au roy, par nosseigneurs du Parlement, le vingt-vniesme, may, 1615 France. Parlement (Paris) "Dispute between the Parlement of Paris and the Conseil d'Etat concerning the political rights of Parlement. The work also criticizes the condition of France under the regency of Marie de Medici"--Fr… OL35671366W
Les trois mousquetaires Les trois mousquetaires Alexandre Dumas,Auguste Maquet During the reign of France's King Louis XIV, D'Artagnan and three musketeers unite to defend the honor of Anne of Austria against the plots of Cardinal Richeliu. OL36861W
Napoleon Napoleon Alan Blackwood Traces the life of the powerful French military and political leader, focusing on his triumphs and defeats in the Napoleonic Wars. OL3926601W
The wars of French decolonization The wars of French decolonization Anthony Clayton,Anthony Clayton This ambitious survey draws together the two major wars of decolonization fought by France in Indochina and Algeria (as well as the lesser but far from insignificant military operations in Madagascar… OL3938728W
By right of arms By right of arms Robyn Carr By Right of Arms is brimming with all the passion, treachery, and romance Robyn Carr's fans have come to expect from her. This story of fourteenth-century battle and intrigue comes from the lands of … OL4279450W
Paris insurgé Paris insurgé Jacques Rougerie 160 pages : 18 cm OL4886649W
The Age of Napoleon The Age of Napoleon J. Christopher Herold This third munificent Horizon book which represents a great deal of work by a great many people is, quite frankly, an idea-project-production job with a mass market gift book designation. There are 3… OL5105958W
Royal republicans Royal republicans Ronald Chalmers Hood "In Royal Republican, Chalmers Hood explores the forces that caused French naval officers to gravitate toward antidemocratic movements after the armistice of 1918. He seeks to explain their involveme… OL5368228W
Kydd Kydd Julian Stockwin High adventure with a sophisticated story arc. It's fiction but the characters are placed in accurate historical context during the long naval war between Britain and France around the turn of the 19… OL5726221W
Paris 2006 Paris 2006 Darwin Porter,Danforth Prince Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. Frommer's. Your trip begins with us. Ways to Explore the City of Light from the top of La Tour Eiffel to the infamous catac… OL6097020W
A moveable feast A moveable feast Ernest Hemingway A Moveable Feast is a 1964 memoir belles-lettres by American author Ernest Hemingway about his years as a struggling expat journalist and writer in Paris during the 1920s. It was published posthumous… OL63064W
The Railfan Guide to France The Railfan Guide to France George H. Drury 120 pages : 23 cm OL640244W
So Rich a Crown So Rich a Crown Priscilla Paul Three young women from three different parts of the world meet in Williamsburg, Virginia in the early 1700´s and become best friends, eventually sharing their most precious secrets with one another. … OL8421325W
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