His predecessor Henri III had been the first French ... another storm of noble strife to weather first. Trouble began with conflict between the regency government of Anne of Austria and her ...

Dutton & Co.) throws any blinding light upon the time-honored mystery of the relations of Anne of Austria and Mazarin ... or inclination to consult the French originals. It may be commended ...

the French Revolution. Violence spread to the countryside, where peasants demanded the feudal system be dismantled. Fearing powerlessness, the nobility and landowners joined the National Assembly.

For a lot of people, mention of the French Revolution conjures up images of wealthy nobles being led to the guillotine. Thanks to countless movies, books and half-remembered history lessons ...

uprisings and famine — and perhaps even the first sparks of the French Revolution. The ensuing government reversal bears an eerie resemblance to Britain’s crisis today. In the 1760s, Anne ...