ntrol was known as the ancien régime, or Old Regime. By tradition and law, the population was divided into three distinct estates: those who prayed (the clergy), those who fought (the …

The ancien régime, or “old order,” refers to the social and political order that existed in France from the late Middle Ages until the French Revolution. Under this system, all men were …

he ancien régime. Before the mid-twentieth century most historians considered the pursuit of the natural frontiers a constant force in French history – and some still do.8 Most commonly …

These Lectures are meant to be comments on the state of France before the French Revolution. To English society, past or present, I do not refer. For reasons, which I have set forth at length …

Class and state in ancien regime France is a high-grade synthesis of largely secondary materials, which seeks to outline the character of the ancien regime state while at the same time settling …

Abstract er Ancien Regime, between approximately 1500 and the Revolution. First we present a detailed analysis of the methodological and conceptua issues associated with the …

By providing one of the first GIS for Ancien Régime France, our work will empower historical geographers in exploring the spatial dynamics of this period, especially those concerning the …