{"product_id":"louis-xv-and-the-parlement-of-paris-1737-55-paperback-9780521893367","title":"Louis XV and the Parlement of Paris, 1737–55 (Paperback) 9780521893367","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLouis XV and the Parlement of Paris, 1737–55\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn account of the relationship between Louis XV, the clergy of France, and the Parlement of Paris in the mid-eighteenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Rogister (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521893367, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 4 July 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages, 15 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.4 x 2 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a book to make slothful humanity tremble and to stir historians out of complacency … a book to be savoured.' John McManners, The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a lively narrative account, based on previously unused material, of the events that marked the troubled relationship between Louis XV, the clergy of France, and the Parlement of Paris in the mid-eighteenth century. The author shows how religious disputes drove a wedge between the King and the leading magistrates of his kingdom, leading to the exile of the Parlement in 1753–4. He describes the way in which legal and procedural conflicts gave rise to a debate about the nature of the Monarchy itself, the exercise of royal authority, and the rights of the subject under the protection of law. Debates inside the Parlement are analysed, using the reports of highly placed government spies and agents, and new light is shed on the part played by the King.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of plates\u003cbr\u003e List of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e A note on names\u003cbr\u003e 1. The background: the Parlement and the King\u003cbr\u003e 2. Issues and intrigues, 1741–1747\u003cbr\u003e 3. Prelude to crisis: the vingtième and the affair of the hôpital général, 1748–1751\u003cbr\u003e 4. Denial of sacraments: the conflict of 1752\u003cbr\u003e 5. A decision for the King\u003cbr\u003e 6. The crisis of 1753\u003cbr\u003e 7. The transfer of the Parlement to Pontoise and the exile of the enquêtes and requêtes, 1753\u003cbr\u003e 8. The exile of the grand'chambre and the return of the Parlement, 1753–1754\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: the 'law of silence', 2 September 1754\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Note on the Comte d'Argenson's informants\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Two letters of Louis XV on the crisis of 1753.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912960401688,"sku":"9780521893367","price":35.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521893367i_b9cf8fdb-8c5c-4cdf-b8df-b609d13c1213.jpg?v=1691358983","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/louis-xv-and-the-parlement-of-paris-1737-55-paperback-9780521893367","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}