Louis XIV and Twenty Million Frenchmen by Pierre Goubert

This book covers the social impacts of Louis' reign, the military and the economic. but the millions of subjects under his rule. It looks at everything that occurred during these years and puts them in the context of a national history. Written by an authority on 17th century Europe, Pierre Goubert not only outlines the life the famous Sun King. Instead this book is a story of the nation of France under Louis XIV. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. This book is great because it is not a biography of Louis XIV. Goubert is a past master, and his subtle portrayal of the great social trends of the age deserves to be widely read.”- Times Literary Supplement should serve a generation of student and general readers as the essential introduction to the France of Louis XIV.”- The American Historical Review It is safe to recommend the work as the best book available on the subject for the educated layman.”- Kirkus Reviews Praise for Louis XIV and Twenty Million Frenchman Written by an authority on 17th century Europe, Pierre Goubert not only outlines the life the famous “Sun King.' but the millions of subjects under his rule, and the effects his choices had on the them. Ruling for three quarters of a century, the King of France had the longest reign in European history, and the effects of his rule would create the conditions that would lead to the French Revolution. It therefore devotes considerable space to the social and economic life of the kingdom, as well as to the events which reflected first France's apotheosis, and then her decline, in the almost three-quarters of a century that Louis. Louis XIV is one of history’s most notorious rulers. Professor Goubert's book is, as its title indicates, the story not only of the Roi Soleil, but also of France under the rule, and in the hands, of that monarch.

Louis XIV and Twenty Million Frenchmen by Pierre Goubert