作者: Julian Swann

On the accession of Louis XIII in 1610 following the assassination of his father, the Bourbon dynasty stood on unstable foundations. For all of Henri IV’s undoubted achievements, he had left his son …

On the accession of Louis XIII in 1610 following the assassination of his father, the Bourbon dynasty stood on unstable foundations. For all of Henri IV’s undoubted achievements, he had left his son …

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For many generations, Guy Fawkes and his gunpowder plot, the ‘Man in the Iron Mask’ and the ‘Devils of Loudun’ have offered some of the most compelling images of the early modern period. Conspiracies …

For many generations, Guy Fawkes and his gunpowder plot, the ‘Man in the Iron Mask’ and the ‘Devils of Loudun’ have offered some of the most compelling images of the early modern period. Conspiracies …