Julian Swann: 2 books
Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theory in Early Modern Europe
From the Waldensians to the French Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
For many generations, Guy Fawkes and his gunpowder plot, the 'Man in the Iron Mask' and the 'Devils of Loudun' have offered some of the most compelling images of the early modern period. Conspiracies, real or imagined, were an essential feature of early modern life, offering a seemingly rational and...
Exile, Imprisonment, or Death
The Politics of Disgrace in Bourbon France, 1610-1789
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2016
On the accession of Louis XIII in 1610 following the assassination of his father, the Bourbon dynasty stood on unstable foundations. For all of Henri IV's undoubted achievements, he had left his son a realm that was still prey to the ambitions of an aristocracy that possessed independent military...