Damiens Affair and the Unraveling of the ANCIEN REGIME, 1750-1770

This book examines an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Louis XV of France and the trial of his assailant, Robert-Francois Damiens, revealing the beginnings of the French Revolution in the ecclesiastical controversies that dominated the Damiens affair.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out...