Before the Enlightenment, and before the imperialism of the later eighteenth century, how did European readers find out about the varied cultures of Asia? Orientalism in Louis XIV's France presents...
William James Roosen has written the first general study of European diplomacy in the age of Louis XIV which is based on the actual practices and institutions of that era, rather than on the writing...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the...
Join historian Francis Parkman on a journey through the history of New France and its governor, Count Frontenac. This fascinating account details the politics, wars, and alliances that shaped the...
The Black Wolf's Breed; A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV, is many of the old classic books which have been considered important throughout the human...