Death and the crown: Ritual and politics in France before the Revolution by Anne Byrne

Death and the crown: Ritual and politics in France before the Revolution

Studies in Modern French and Francophone History

Anne Byrne

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Looking at royal ritual in pre-revolutionary France, Death and the crown examines the deathbed and funeral of Louis XV in 1774, the lit de justice of November 1774, and the coronation of Louis XVI, including the ceremony of the royal healing touch...

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