French Revolution books

From Subject to Citizen offers an original account of the Second Empire (1852-1870) as a turning point in modern...  Read More >>

Here is the first political biography of Baron Franz Maria Thugut, the principal Austrian opponent of the French...  Read More >>

Barton Friedman demonstrates the ways in which English men of letters in the nineteenth century attempted to grasp...  Read More >>

This book examines an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Louis XV of France and the trial of his assailant,...  Read More >>

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A study of the cultural politics of loss and mourning in France from 1978 to the present. Focuses on national identity,...  Read More >>

Hunt examines the major themes of the period, including the pre-revolution economic and political situation in France....  Read More >>

Guide books for A Level History students as well as readers in general  Read More >>

The French Revolution was the scene of much intellectual and social upheaval. Its impact touched a wide range of...  Read More >>

One of the greatest historians of French history reflects on the ways that the French Revolution continues to resonate...  Read More >>

Explores the place of friendship in helping French society and the political system recover from the upheaval of...  Read More >>

A study in social democratic political theory that examines the writings of Jean Jaurès (1859-1914), the parliamentary...  Read More >>

Explores how priests and bishops who embraced the French Revolution creatively followed or destructively rejected...  Read More >>

The Monk (1796) is a masterpiece of Gothic fiction and the first horror novel in English literature. It tells of...  Read More >>

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"A study of the Calvinist minority in France, from the time of Louis XIV to the Napoleonic era, with the main emphasis...  Read More >>

Investigates the scandalous 1731 trial in which a young woman in the south of France accused her Jesuit confessor...  Read More >>

Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of England...  Read More >>

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The Routledge Companion to the French Revolution in World History engages with some of the most recent trends in...  Read More >>

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Yet, the danger and suffering, the comradeship and betrayal, the naïve hopes and cynical despair of those in prison...  Read More >>

Scotland and the French Revolutionary War, 1792-1802 aims to provide an up-dated discussion of the nature and extent...  Read More >>

First published in 1892, this book describes the development of political thought and political parties in ‘modern’...  Read More >>