Cours d'histoire moderne
Histoire de la civilisation en France, depuis la chute de l'Empire Romain jusqu'en 1789

Published between 1829 and 1832, Guizot's influential study of the medieval period revived national interest in history in nineteenth-century France.

François Guizot (Author)

9781108034951, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 10 November 2011

456 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.58 kg

French politician François-Pierre-Guillaume Guizot (1787–1874) is well-known for establishing 'Guizot's law', which implemented primary education for all French citizens. As well as occupying various political offices during some of the most turbulent years in his nation's political history, Guizot was also an historian and was appointed to the chair of modern history at the Sorbonne in 1812. First published between 1829 and 1832, this five-volume history of 'civilisation in France' is based on a series of lectures delivered in 1828. The books are described as covering the period from the end of the Roman Empire to 1789, but the main focus is on the medieval period, to the death of St Louis (1270). Volume 5 concludes the series, discussing France during the reigns of Philippe-Auguste and St Louis, but looking ahead to the rise of the Third Estate.

13. État et caractères divers de la royauté à l'avénement de Philippe-Auguste
14. De la royauté sous le règne de saint Louis
15. État de la royauté après le règne de saint Louis
16. Du Tiers-État en France
17. Pourquoi il importe de ne jamais perdre de vue la diversité des origines du Tiers-État
18. Objet de la leçon
19. Histoire du Tiers-État du XIe au XIVe siècle
Preuves et développements historiques.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]