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Exile, Imprisonment, or Death: The Politics of Disgrace in Bourbon France, 1610-1789 Swann, Julian (Professor of History, Professor of History, Birkbeck College, University of London)
Exile, Imprisonment, or Death: The Politics of Disgrace in Bourbon France, 1610-1789
Swann, Julian (Professor of History, Professor of History, Birkbeck College, University of London)
In 1617, Louis XIII was forced to resort to assassination as punishment, while a century later, Louis XIV needed only to issue a command and the kingdom's most powerful subjects would submit to imprisonment or exile without trial. What were 'politics of disgrace', why did it emerge, what conventions governed its use, and how did France react to it?
560 pages, 18 black and white images
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 8, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198846062 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 560 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 27 mm · 808 g |
| Language | English |