The Damiens Affair and the Unraveling of the Ancien Regime, 1750-1770 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780691612768)

This book examines an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Louis XV of France and the trial of his assailant, Robert-Francois Damiens, revealing the beginnings of the French Revolution in the ecclesiastical controversies that dominated the Damiens affair.

Originally published in 1984.

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Author: Dale K. Van Kley
ISBN-10: 0691612765
ISBN-13: 9780691612768
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/14/2014
Pages: 388
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.80d