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Portrait of Louis XV of France

France

Louis XV of France

Reign
1715 – 1774
Life
1710–1774

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Cover of Louis XV and the Parlement of Paris, 1737–1755

Louis XV and the Parlement of Paris, 1737–1755

John Rogister

A focused study of the political crises that foreshadowed the end of the ancien régime.

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Cover of Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution

Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution

Simon Schama

Schama's masterpiece, indispensable for understanding the world Louis XV's successors inherited.

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