AS HISTORY
RESOURCES
Absolutist States: The Reign of
Louis XIV, 1661–1715
Given below is a list of recommended
resources. The publishers and ISBN numbers are correct as at going to press. The
books included in the lists which follow are not to be regarded as set texts. It
is not envisaged that all of the material listed will be used. Some titles on
this list may be out of print, but these should be available through libraries.
For Student Use
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AUTHOR |
TITLE |
PUBLISHER/YEAR |
ISBN |
|
PR CAMPBELL |
LOUIS XIV 1661-1715 (Seminar Studies in History) |
Longman, 1993 |
058201770X |
|
R WILKINSON |
FRANCE AND LOUIS XIV, 1661-1715 (Access to History) |
Hodder Murray, 1993 |
0340575115 |
|
R WILKINSON |
LOUIS XIV |
Routledge, 2007 |
0415358167 |
For Student Reference
|
AUTHOR |
TITLE |
PUBLISHER/YEAR |
ISBN |
|
J BLACK |
FROM LOUIS XIV TO NAPOLEON: THE FATE OF A GREAT POWER |
Routledge, 1999 |
185728934X |
|
R BRIGGS |
EARLY MODERN FRANCE, 1560-1715 |
Oxford Paperbacks, 1998 |
0192892843 |
|
P BURKE |
THE FABRICATION OF LOUIS XIV |
Yale University Press, 1994 |
0300059434 |
|
E CAMERON |
EARLY MODERN EUROPE : AN OXFORD HISTORY |
Oxford University Press, 1999 |
0198207603 |
|
J COLLINS |
EARLY MODERN EUROPE : ISSUES AND INTERPRETATIONS |
Blackwell, 2005 |
0631228934 |
|
C COOK & P BROADHEAD |
THE ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO EARLY MODERN EUROPE,
1453-1763 |
Routledge, 2006 |
0415409586 |
|
A FRASER |
LOVE AND LOUIS XIV |
Phoenix, 2007 |
0753822938 |
|
L HILTON |
ATHENAIS, THE REAL QUEEN OF FRANCE |
Little, Brown, 2002 |
0316858781 |
|
J A LYNN |
THE FRENCH WARS, 1667-1714: THE SUN KING AT WAR |
Osprey, 2002 |
1841763616 |
|
J A LYNN |
THE WARS OF LOUIS XIV, 1667-1714 (Modern Wars In
Perspective) |
Longman, 1999 |
0582056292 |
|
T MUNCK |
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY EUROPE, 1598-1700 |
Macmillan, 1990 |
0333286413 |
|
D PENNINGTON |
EUROPE IN THE SEVENTEENTH CNETURY |
Longman, 1989 |
0582493889 |
|
J H SHENNAN |
LOUIS XIV |
Routledge, 1997 |
0415090687 |
|
D STURDY |
LOUIS XIV |
Palgrave MacMillan, 1998 |
0333605144 |
|
G TREASURE |
LOUIS XIV |
Longman, 2001 |
0582279585 |
|
G TREASURE |
THE MAKING OF MODERN EUROPE, 1648-1780 |
Routledge, 2003 |
0415301556 |
Recommended for Teacher Use
|
AUTHOR |
TITLE |
PUBLISHER/YEAR |
ISBN |
|
W BEIK |
LOUIS XIV AND ABSOLUTISM : A BRIEF STUDY WITH
DOCUMENTS |
Palgrave Macmillan, 2000 |
031213309X |
|
I DUNLOP |
LOUIS XIV |
Pimlico, 2001 |
0712667091 |
|
P ERLANGER |
LOUIS XIV |
Phoenix, 2003 |
1842126598 |
|
R METTAM |
GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY IN LOUIS XIV’S FRANCE |
Palgrave Mavmillan, 1977 |
0333214307 |
|
R METTAM |
POWER AND FACTION IN LOUIS XIV’S FRANCE |
Blackwell, 1988 |
0631156674 |
For General Reference
|
AUTHOR |
TITLE |
PUBLISHER/YEAR |
ISBN |
|
J STOYE |
EUROPE UNFOLDING 1648-1688 |
Blackwell, 2000 |
0631213872 |
|
M WIESNER-HANKS |
EARLY MODERN EUROPE 1450-1789 |
Cambridge University Press, 2006 |
0521005213 |
Useful Web Sites
www.chateauversailles.fr/en/index.php
The official website for the Palace
of Versailles
www.frenchhistorysociety.ac.uk
The Society for the study of French
History with school liaison officers
A useful collection of primary
documents
A site dedicated to the study of
Louis XIV with discussion forums
A very comprehensive and much used
site dedicated to the study of French history
Excellent variety of material on
site from Georgetown University