Death and the Crown: Ritual and Politics in France Before the Revolution

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Looking at the royal rituals around the death of Louis XV and the accession of Louis XVI, this book sheds new light on the politics and culture of the period, offering original perspectives on court culture, the transition of power, the recall of the Paris parlement and the first year of Louis XVI's reign, including his coronation in June 1775. -- .

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'This is a brilliant addition to the historiography of ceremony, ancien rgime politics and the court that will particularly interest scholars of politics, ceremony and ritual, and the French monarchy.'
Lynette White, Royal Studies Journal

'This is one of the most important books to be published on the twilight of the ancien rgime in several decades. In this meticulously researched and splendidly written study Anne Byrne presents us with the most scholarly account to date of the turbulent accession to the throne of Louis XVI in 1774. It will be invaluable and essential reading for scholars and students of eighteenth-century France alike.'
Ambrogio Caiani, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History, University of Kent

Author Bio

Anne Byrne is a former British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, now Honorary Research Fellow, at Birkbeck, University of London