empire, which was constructed in this period. The book is more than a collection of topical essays, however, as each chapter is linked to the others, together forming a coherent narrative of French history
from the advent of the Reformation, through the civil wars of the second half of the sixteenth century, to the Fronde. The result is the most up-to-date synthesis of this period, showing how recent scholarship has significantly revised the traditional narrative of French history.
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