Early modern Europe -- Revolt in Prerevolutionary France: The Prince de Conti's Conspiracy against Louis XV, 1755-1757 by John D. Woodbridge

The Catholic Historical Review | April 1, 1996| | Copyright

Revolt in Prerevolutionary France: The Prince de Conti's Conspiracy against Louis XV 1755- 1757. By John D. Woodbridge. (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1995. Pp. xx, 242. $39.95.)

A conspiracy by the Prince de Conti offers fertile ground for historical imagination, involving a charismatic personality, tantalizing links to centers of great power, and profound social forces. Since, by definition, conspiracy cloaks itself in secrecy, the historian needs more than the usual caution. In this felicitous study the author strives for a just balance between literary drama and ...

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