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Stokes Hugh 1875-1932

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Description:Excerpt from A Prince of Pleasure: Philip of France and His Court, 1640-1701 "There are two kinds of history - the lying official history taught in schools, history ad usum delphini, and secret history, the shameful history which reveals the true causes of events," says Balzac through the mouth of that interesting rascal Vautrin. In "A Prince of Pleasure" my endeavour has been to show how personal motives and private hates were allowed to influence the trend of European policy. Philip of Orleans was in most respects a contemptible character, but, in spite of Louis XIV, in spite of himself, he was a man of importance. The men and women who surrounded him had an active share in the government of France, and his career is an integral part of the history of the "Grand Siecle." He founded a great family, which has not wholly lost its position, and may yet control the destinies of France. If the Legitimists saw their wishes realised, Philip's children would sit on the thrones of France and Great Britain. For over two hundred years the House of Orleans has had an almost continuous intercourse with this country. Philip was the husband of an English princess. Philip "Egalite" was a friend of George Prince of Wales (afterwards George IV). As emigres after the Revolution the princes of Orleans settled in the Thames valley. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Prince of Pleasure: Philip of France and His Court, 1640-1701. To get started finding A Prince of Pleasure: Philip of France and His Court, 1640-1701, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from A Prince of Pleasure: Philip of France and His Court, 1640-1701 "There are two kinds of history - the lying official history taught in schools, history ad usum delphini, and secret history, the shameful history which reveals the true causes of events," says Balzac through the mouth of that interesting rascal Vautrin. In "A Prince of Pleasure" my endeavour has been to show how personal motives and private hates were allowed to influence the trend of European policy. Philip of Orleans was in most respects a contemptible character, but, in spite of Louis XIV, in spite of himself, he was a man of importance. The men and women who surrounded him had an active share in the government of France, and his career is an integral part of the history of the "Grand Siecle." He founded a great family, which has not wholly lost its position, and may yet control the destinies of France. If the Legitimists saw their wishes realised, Philip's children would sit on the thrones of France and Great Britain. For over two hundred years the House of Orleans has had an almost continuous intercourse with this country. Philip was the husband of an English princess. Philip "Egalite" was a friend of George Prince of Wales (afterwards George IV). As emigres after the Revolution the princes of Orleans settled in the Thames valley. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Prince of Pleasure: Philip of France and His Court, 1640-1701. To get started finding A Prince of Pleasure: Philip of France and His Court, 1640-1701, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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