French Royalism Under the Third and Fourth Republics

by Samuel M Osgood and Samuel M. Osgood

Book Overview

"Let them come forward, they are thirsty for the sight of a King," said Henri IV to his followers who were trying to push back the curious crowds as he entered Paris in February, I594. It is perhaps to be regretted that seven kings (to say nothing of two emperors) have since more than quenched the French's taste for royalty, because they have long been in need of - and periodically have sought - a symbol of national unity. Modern-day France has had...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401501556
• ISBN13: 9789401501552
• Release Date: January 1960
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"