A magisterial history of French society between the end of the middle ages and the Revolution by one of the world's leading authorities on early modern France.

These essays, three of them previously unpublished, explore the competing claims of innovation and tradition among the lower orders in sixteenth-century France.

This book provides a comprehensive interpretation of a decisive period in French history, from the chaos of the Wars of Religion to the death of Louis XIV. Brig

The major changes experienced by France's cities over the period from the end of the middle ages to the eve of the Revolution are explored by six French and Nor

This book, by one of the most distinguished of contemporary cultural historians, examines the relationship between plays in performance and plays in print and t