The Damiens Affair and the Unraveling of the ANCIEN REGIME, 1750-1770
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- Published:
- Apr 19, 2016
- Copyright:
- 1984
- Pages:
- 388
- Size:
- 7 x 10 in.
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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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