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This subcategory contains 112 links Subtitle: Writers, Court Culture and Public Theater in French Literary Life from Racine to the RevolutionBook by Gregory S. Brown The ARTFL project has focused on three objectives over the past eight years: to include a variety of texts so as to make the database as versatile as possible; to create a system that would be easily accessible to the research community; to provide researchers with an easy-to-use but effective tool. French diplomatic archives. Guide to the collection. Scholarly book by Jonathan Dewald Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language. "It soon became apparent that this corpus of French texts was an important resource not only for lexicographers, but also for many other types of humanists and social scientists engaged in French studies - on both sides of the Atlantic. The result of this realization was American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language (ARTFL) -- a cooperative project established in 1981 by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the University of Chicago." "Robinson's Note: Of all the descriptions that we have of the general condition of the French people upon the eve of the Revolution, the most important and interesting is Arthur Young's account of his travels in France during the years 1787, 1788, and 1789. Young was an honest and observant English gentleman farmer, whose aim was to ascertain "the cultivation, wealth, resources, and national prosperity" of France, which were, as he foresaw, to be fundamentally changed by the Revolution then under way. His book, first published in 1792, met with immediate success, and still fascinates even the casual reader. In I787 Arthur Young visited Paris and Versailles, then traveled southward as far as the Pyrenees." Paris Revolution of 1968. Compiled by Donald J. Mabry, Department of History, Mississippi State University in December, 1989 Scholarly book by Lenard R. Berlanstein A defense of the Jansenist Antoine Arnauld. Campaigns in Central and Eastern Europe. The power behind the throne during the reign of Louis XIII. "An Account of the State of France in 1624. Taken from Testament politique (Amsterdam, 1689), Chapter I. J.H. Robinson, Readings in European History 2 vols. (Boston: Ginn, 1906), 2:268-270." Biography of Richelieu with links. Essay by Jennifer Harrison. Biography. This website provides access to a comprehensive collection of images and detailed descriptions of Chartres Cathedral. Please select from one of the following options to search or view images of Chartres Cathedral. Who ruled Frnace since 840. Part of a royal genealogy site. Conservative political club of the French Revolution Various army correspondence beginning in 1797 and ending in 1815. Treasures from the Bibliothèque nationale de France The relationship between power--or politics--and culture in French history is thus an ambivalent one, defined as much by conflict and censorship as by cooperation and patronage. 1904. Includes secret articles. Great statement from the French Revolution. 1871 J. H. Robinson, ed., Readings in European History (Boston: Ginn, 1906), 2: 559-562. Part of the Hanover Historical Texts Project This site has been designed to make accessible to teachers, students, and other interested English- language readers translations of articles from the Encyclopédie edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert in the 18th century. John Merriman, Yale: "This course covers the emergence of modern France. Topics include the social, economic, and political transformation of France; the impact of France's revolutionary heritage, of industrialization, and of the dislocation wrought by two world wars; and the political response of the Left and the Right to changing French society." Yale course taught by John Merriman. This course covers the emergence of modern France. Topics include the social, economic, and political transformation of France; the impact of France's revolutionary heritage, of industrialization, and of the dislocation wrought by two world wars; and the political response of the Left and the Right to changing French society. This course covers the emergence of modern France. Topics include the social, economic, and political transformation of France; the impact of France's revolutionary heritage, of industrialization, and of the dislocation wrought by two world wars; and the political response of the Left and the Right to changing French society. URL: Brief essay. "Guizot was a French academic politician, who served Louis Philippe as minister of public instruction (1832-37). He was the main power after 1840 and became premier in 1847. His government was overthrown in February 1848." Speeches regarding the monarchy. In French, from the Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication From Voices iof the Shuttle, a site with high standards. Gregory S. Brown provides documents for his course. This page points to a series of experiments to determine optimal parameters for the network distribution of rare text page images, with navigation aids so that the user might simply read a book online. Each book has a table of contents which outlines the scanning parameters allows the user to open the volume at any page. From the Bibliotheque Nationale de France. 19th century French historians works. From American Historical Review From American Historical Review Book by Wayne Hanley Excellent essay on the role of "the people" in the French Revolution. H-Fance is the professional site of historians of France First Bourbon king French Calvinists Huguenot - A French Protestant esp. of the 16th and 17th centuries; a member of the French Reformed Communion. Francophone islands around the world. Scholarly book by Elinor Accampo Offers an English translation of las Cases' Memorial de Sainte Helene, the diary of the Count de Las Cases who was with Napoleon in Saint Helena. Louis XIV, the Sun King; the Stuart Kings of England. Histories and much more. 14th to 19th centuries. In French. "provides an accessible and lively introduction to the French Revolution as well as an extraordinary archive of some of the most important documentary evidence from the Revolution, including 338 texts, 245 images, and a number of maps and songs." LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION provides an accessible and lively introduction to the French Revolution as well as an extraordinary archive of some of the most important documentary evidence from the Revolution, including 338 texts, 245 images, and a number of maps and songs. Lynn Hunt of UCLA and Jack Censer of George Mason University—both internationally renowned scholars of the Revolution—served as principal authors and editors. The site itself is a collaboration of the Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and the American Social History Project (City University of New York), supported by grants from the Florence Gould Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. From Ohio University, this biography is scholarly. Great French scientist. From the Orleans branch of the Bourbon family, he became king of France in 1830 until overthrown in 1848. "Louis XIV of France ranks as one of the most remarkable monarchs in history. He reigned for 72 years, 54 of them he personally controlled French government. The 17th century is labeled as the age of Louis XIV. Since then his rule has been hailed as the supreme example of a type of government - absolutism. He epitomized the ideal of kingship. During his reign France stabilized and became one of the strongest powers in Europe." From Encyclopedia Britannica. Mac-Mahon was the second president of the Third French Republic and very influential in shaping its course. He was also an army marshal. The complete story of Saint-Pierre city (French West Indies), from the beggining of the colonisation to its tragic end in 1902. A lot of testimonies and vintage photos. Only in french at this time. Karl Marx wrote this piece between December 1851 and February 1852. The "eighteenth Brumaire" refers to November 9, 1799 in the French Revolutionary Calendar, the day Napoleon Bonaparte made himself dictator by a coup d'etat. The French Revolution, the Jacobins, and the Terror. Comprehensive site. From . H. Robinson, ed., Readings in European History 2 vols. (Boston: Ginn, 1906), 2:491-4. French Revolution and Age of Napoleon. Scholarly book by Nancy Lyman Roelker From Charles II to Louis XVI The great palace complex with magnificent gardens built by Louis XIV. this is the official site. Contains good biographical descriptions as well as other information. Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the libertation of Paris. This is a collection of approximately 200 fantastic antique photographs of Paris at the turn of the century, the vast majority taken at the 1900 Paris exposition universelle, world fair. Browse the gallery for larger views, or order a fine art photo print. Documents about 18th century military history (War of the Austrian Succession, Seven Years War) - In French. Translation of the document which ended toleration of the Huguenots, French Protestants. Art history. The Cardinal who ruled France. From Hilaire Belloc's Richelieu (1929). Good essay on why and the effects. Great french explorer. Scholarly book by Richard F. Kuisel Scholarly book by Herrick Chapman Scholarly book by Keith P. Luria This site links to primary documents (In French) pertaining to immigration in Europe, especially to France. Each link brings up numerous precious documents dating from the turn of the twentieth century to the period following the Second World War. The Dreyfus case underscored and intensified bitter divisions within French politics and society. The fact that it followed other scandals — the Boulanger affair, the Wilson case, and the bribery of government officials and journalists that was associated with the financing of the Suez Canal — suggested that the young French Republic was in danger of collapse. The controversy involved critical institutions and issues, including monarchists and republicans, the political parties, the Catholic Church, the army, and strong anti-Semitic sentiment. August 11, 1789. J.H. Robinson, ed., Readings in European History 2 vols. (Boston: Ginn, 1906), 2: 404-409. Captain Alfred Dreyfus was accused in 1894 of spying for Germany but his real crime was being Jewish. Eventually, Jean Jaurès and Emile Zola show that he had been framed. Much of the army general staff was discredited. Short history with links. "Percy B. St. John was an eyewitness to the events herein described, and the following were taken from his notes compiled at the time." Description. Includes info on the guillotine. "The French Revolution was an exciting, dramatic, and violent episode in western history. The rise of the middle class, the use of the guillotine, the fall of monarchy, the outbreak of European warfare, the growing role of women, and the harsh realities of mob violence all contributed to making this episode truly significant and memorable." The famous instrument of death. Official page. Comprehensive site The Napoleonic Guide is a comprehensive coverage of the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte. There are more than 1100 pages of information and images on the politics, warfare, personalities and culture of the period. By Henry Higgs. 18th century French thinkers. Need Adobe Acrobat to read. This site contains links to over 1200 digitized photographs and images recorded during the Siege and Commune of Paris cir.1871. In addition to the images in this set, the Library's Siege & Commune Collection contains 1500 caricatures, 68 newspapers in hard-copy and film, hundreds of books and pamphlets and about 1000 posters. "This site contains links to over 1200 digitized photographs and images recorded during the Siege and Commune of Paris cir.1871. In addition to the images in this set, the Library's Siege & Commune Collection contains 1500 caricatures, 68 newspapers in hard-copy and film, hundreds of books and pamphlets and about 1000 posters. Additions are made regularly. The originals are located in the Charles Deering McCormick of Special Collections in the Deering Library at Northwestern University." The abortive conterrevolution beginning in March, 1793. 1562-1598. There causes were more than religious. "Here is a tour of many of the famous and beautiful castles, palaces, and chateaux of the Loire via the great posters of the first half of the 20th Century and the post-war period." " No figure of the French Revolution has aroused so much controversy as that of Maximilien Robespierre. He is known to most people as the symbol of the Reign of Terror, a short but horrifying period where approximately 17,000 people died in prison in terrible conditions or were executed on the simple suspicion of being a traitor. But did he really set out from the beginning to become the virtual dictator of France and evil tyrant he is now made out to be, or was his original motive an idealistic, and somewhat naive, image of peace and equality, later altered by the effects of power and influence? " |
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