Epitaph for KingsAttempts to perform an historical autopsy on French society during the ancient regime of Louis XIV, XV, XVI, from 1643 to 1789. |
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INTRODUCTION | 13 |
THE EIGHTH SACRAMENT | 25 |
THE SUN KING | 43 |
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