The origin of the office of intendant remains obscure, and no document has been found that specifically created it. Mar 19, 2019 the french revolutionary wars by gregory fremontbarnes the french revolutionary wars often get folded into the napoleonic wars, so this book that tackles them alone. Selected by choice as an outstanding academic title for 2011 the first book dedicated exclusively to this. Richelieus policy was the total subordination of all groups and institutions to the french monarchy and broke up the power of the nobility by reshuffling the royal council, leveling castles, and executing aristocratic conspirators against the king. The intendants responsibilities in new france answers. From about 1640 until 1789, the intendancies were the chief instrument used to achieve administrative unification and centralization under the french monarchy.
The role of intendant des finances was created in 1552 as a commission or committee, to manage the subsidies raised for the trip to germany, though these commissaires were only known by that title from 1556 onwards. The cambridge illustrated history of france by emmanuel le roy ladurie and colin jones. Choose from 500 different sets of constitutionalism european history flashcards on quizlet. Traveling through history in france gives a pretty good overview of the countrys history while spinning a decent yarn as the author travels through the country. Whether you want the cheapest reading copy or a specific collectible edition, with bookfinder, youll find just the right book. Intendants were introduced into spain and the spanish empire during the eighteenthcentury bourbon reforms. This book is a wonderful introduction to french history. France is bordered by the english channel n, the atlantic ocean and the bay of biscay w, spain and andorra sw, the mediterranean sea s. Livre is a homonym of the french word for book from the latin word liber, the distinction being that the two have a different gender. History of the french protestant refugees, from the. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. France developed out of the frankish kingdoms that succeeded the roman empire, and more directly, out of the declining carolingian empire.
The history of the reign is the history of the failure of the ancien regime to adapt itself to the forces of change. The intendants first gained importance under cardinal richelieu, louis xiiis principal minister, in the early 17th cent he used them extensively to consolidate the country and undermine feudal authority. The office of the intendant of new france was created by louis xiv. I hope on the contrary that it will stoke a flare of revolutionary enthusiasm, at a time when the prevailing tendency is more towards relativism and. Intendant, administrative official under the ancien regime in france who served as an agent of the king in each of the provinces, or generalites. The latter had been established by the great charlemagne but began splitting into pieces soon after his death. Choose from 500 different sets of history i world book 1 chapter 21 flashcards on quizlet. The wider dimension therefore appeared to me an essential part of the story. What is now france made up the bulk of the region known to the romans as gaul. Goubert provides a readable summary of french history. Learn constitutionalism european history with free interactive flashcards. French literary history medieval 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century contemporary. Richard bonney, who died in leicester at the age of seventy on 4 august 2017, was both a founding father and a key early presence in the society for the study of french history.
The reforms were designed by the new dynasty to make political administration more efficient and to promote economic, commercial, and fiscal development of their new realms. Primary source edition french edition babeau, albert on. Richards thesis on the intendants of richelieu and mazarin became in 1978 the core of his first book. List of books and articles about third french republic. Correspondence between the french government and the governors and intendants of canada, relative to the seigniorial tenure microform. French history when discovering the french culture, architecture and even politics, you cannot avoid the influence of the history of france. The gauls, the largest and best attested group, were celtic people speaking what is known as the gaulish language.
The intendants des finances were intendants or agents of france s financial administration under the ancien regime history. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. French animation history is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of animation, illuminating the exceptional place france holds within that history. List of books and articles about french colonial history. One of these pieces became the heart of france, and french monarchs would struggle to build a new state out of it. An important role was given to the intendant, as representative of the king, in the administration of justice, police and finances. Under the regime, everyone was a subject of the king of france as well as a member of an estate and province.
On march 23, 1665, louis xiv appointed jean talon to the position of intendant. Intendants were royal civil servants in france under the old regime. A brief history of france tells the story of the formation of this grand nation through its people, great events, and culture. When we think of france we often evoke images of fine food and wine, the elegant boulevards of paris, and the chic beaches of st. Loire valley and french history french history, france. Political change in france under richelieu and mazarin, 162461.
Sully began to build up the treasury by reviving an annual tax, the paulette, on people who had purchases judicial and financial offices who had preciously been exempt from taxation provided a specific amount of revenue each year. There is a lot of decent historical fiction out there that can give you a good idea for a certain period in french history. Demystify french culture and the french people with this good introduction. A product of the centralization policies of the french crown, intendants were appointed commissions, and not purchasable hereditary offices, which thus prevented the abuse of sales of royal offices and made them more tractable and subservient emissaries of the king. Loire valley and french history travel to eat maps of the situation on the ground at various points in the hundred years war. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
Jean talon, intendant of new france, 16651672 library. History, politics and government, intendants, local government asked in new france, jesuits the society of jesus. Something of the flavour of this account is provided by the opening remark to this section of the book at p. The intendant of new france was an administrative position in the french colony of new france. Apr 27, 2020 the early intendants had naturally been largely concerned with the troops.
In memoriamrichard bonney french history oxford academic. French history, past history of the french people and country. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. In contrast, louis xiv financially devastated the french government with his wars, despite the efforts of his intendants and other royal officials to squeeze every drop of tax revenue they could out of the huge and prosperous kingdom. He gave particular attention to settlement and economic development, and to the administration of justice. It is a history of the french revolution and not simply of the revolution in france. We have a large collection of titles about medieval france. The french intendents article about the french intendents. Greek writers noted the presence of three main ethnolinguistic groups in the area. May 01, 2011 a brief history of france tells the story of the formation of this grand nation through its people, great events, and culture.
French history collections institute of historical research. I now will purchase books that are specific to what i really want to know. The transformation of the french state from a conventional renaissanceera monarchy to an absolute monarchy began under the reign of louis xiii, the son of henry iv the victor of the french wars of religion. There are a number of reasons why the intendants could not have been the cornerstones of absolutism that some oldfashioned.
He divided france into thirtytwo generalites districts in each of which a royal intendant. It has helped me decide what i really want to study with regards to french history. Britain, meanwhile, remained financially solvent even as their wars against france grew larger every year. This is a lightweight book, meaning that it is not heavy reading in spite of dealing with weighty topics like the architecture and urban history of paris, the politics of the wars of religion, and the st. The king appointed 34 intendants who were responsible for the running of a particular region of france. From the revolution to the present day by jonathan fenby. He controlled the colonys entire civil administration. Tropez, but the largest country in europe has much more to offer than tourist attractions. Louis xivs reactionary period soon gave way to an age of immorality and. From the revocation of the edict of nantes, to the french. A brief history of france by cecil jenkins goodreads. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.
The early intendants had naturally been largely concerned with the troops. A buffet of french history by robert darnton the new york. The first written records for the history of france appeared in the iron age. Engagingly written for students and general public, it brings to life the compelling history of this fractious and fascinating country, which has given to the world cultural glory and a model of democratic revolution. The governors powers were reduced, and the colony was reorganized administratively. A peoples history of the french revolution eric hazan. History of france a guide through the intriguing history of french civilization this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Seldom has an upheaval in one country had such widespread repercussions beyond its borders.
Local government france history, intendants publisher paris, f. The reciprocal necessity of submitting reports, surveys and memoirs to the controleur general became a regular duty of these officials. The french union was transformed into the french community, and most of frances african holdings became independent by 1960. French gives you here some clues about the french history. Algerian independence was negotiated despite a terrorist campaign by the secret army organization oas of extremist french soldiers. Louis xv 15 february 1710 10 may 1774, known as louis the beloved french. French historyfrench revolution wikibooks, open books for.
World history midterm vocabulary flashcards quizlet. In twelve years, henry iv and sully restored public order in france and laid the foundations for economic prosperity henry iv murdered in 1610. Although louis wasnt king of the modern entity we call france, all the later french louis culminating with louis xviii in 1824 were numbered sequentially, using him as the starting point, and its important to remember that hugh capet didnt just invent france, there was a long, confused history before him. It is a pity that he chooses to underplay a historiography to which he contributes pierre gouberts louis xiv and twenty million frenchmen does not appear in the bibliography, for instance. A chronicle of the french revolution by simon schama, love an. Popular french history books meet your next favorite book. History of the french protestant refugees, from the revocation of the edict of nantes to our own days volume 1. Learn history i world book 1 chapter 21 with free interactive flashcards. List of books and articles about french history online. Coercion, conversion and counterinsurgency in louis xivs. This maps shows the territory lost and gained at significant points throughout the 100 years war. It was following his initiative that uk historians of the francophone world came together for the first time ever at the initial meeting which inaugurated the society. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
This is the most uptodate, concise, yet comprehensive narrative history of france, current through the end of 1999. What was the intendants role in new france answers. This edict was made by henry the great of france in 1598, and secured to the protestants an equal right in every respect, whether civil or religious, with the other. His book provides some useful further exploration of the administrative and military correspondence of louis xivs reign. From the revocation of the edict of nantes, to the french revolution, in 1789 the persecutions occasioned by the revocation of the edict of nantes took place under louis xiv. List of books and articles about medieval france online. Viking warriors including rollo, norsemen, norse mythology, quests in america, england, france, scotland, ireland and russia noah brown 3. The history of the grain trade in france, 14001710. Part of the history in depth book series hd abstract the historians who have exaggerated the effectiveness of centralised government under louis xiv have tended particularly to inflate the importance of the intendants, whom they have seen as the very basis of. Intendant definition, a person who has the direction or management of some public business, the affairs of an establishment, etc a superintendent. The history of the grain trade in france, 14001710 abbott payson usher snippet view 19.
The oxford history of the french revolution by william doyle if you want to know what happened in the french revolution, and why, read this excellent work. The french way of life as well as the government still hold some marks of major historical events. From about 1640 until 1789, the intendancies were the chief instrument used to achieve administrative unification and centralization under the french. French history in the post napoleonic era is no less interesting than the time before. The exemplary case of absolutist government coming to fruition was that of france in the seventeenth century.
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