Seventeenth century France

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Beik's Absolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century Seventeenth century France book State Power and Provincial Aristocracy in Languedoc is often considered the foundational text of a historiographical movement called "provincial revisionism." Nearly thirty years ago, historians began to question the reality of an "absolutist" state in seventeenth-century by:   France in the Seventeenth Century was dominated by its kings; Henry IV, Louis XIII and Louis XIV.

Each weakened the power of the magnates and expanded royal absolutism at the expense of the nobility. By the end of the century, France was arguably the major power of Europe and Louis XIV referred to himself as the Sun King – such was his prestige. This book engages with these concerns, to investigate the links between charitable health care, poor relief, religion, national politics and urban social order in seventeenth-century France.

In so doing it revises our understanding of the roles played in these issues by the crown and social elites, arguing that central government's social Cited by: 6. A bold new study of politics and power in 17th-century France, this book argues that the French Crown centralized its power nationally by changing the Cited by: France - France - French culture in the 17th century: If historians are not yet agreed on the political motives of Louis XIV, they all accept, however, the cultural and artistic significance of the epoch over which he and his two 17th-century predecessors reigned.

In their different ways—Henry IV’s interest lay in town planning, Louis XIII’s in the visual arts, and Louis XIV’s. Discover librarian-selected research resources on Seventeenth-Century France from the Questia online library, including full-text online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more.

Home» Browse» History» European History» France» 17th and 18th Century France» Seventeenth-Century France. Absolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century France book. Read 2 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. This analysis of the provincial /5. Browse the list of issues and latest articles from The Seventeenth Century.

List of issues Latest articles Partial Access; Volume 35 Volume 34 Volume 33 Volume 32 Volume 31 Volume 30 Volume 29 Volume 28 Volume 27 Volume 26 Volume 25 Volume 24 The 17th century was the century that lasted from January 1,to Decem It falls into the Early Modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis XIV, the Centuries: 16th century, 17th century, 18th century.