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Andrew Trout's new book on Paris during the period preceding the end Louis XIV's reign is a fascinating social history of the city anchored by the lives of two of its most famous citizens: Cardinal Richelieu and Louis XIV.
Richelieu the Cardinal-Minister - War with Spain - A Mania for Office - A Gothic City - Monsieur Vincent and the Catholic Reform - Money, Mobility, and Marriage - Notaries, Judges, and Criminal Justice - The Marais at Midcentury: A Financier's District - The Ile de la Cite: A Lawyers' Island - A Capital in Rebellion, 1648-1652 - A Royal Housecleaning - The Road to the Bastille - Paris around 1660: A Panoramic View - The Seine: Highway to Paris - The Seine and its Tributaries: A Kaleidoscope - Colbert the Urbanist - Ceremony and Spectacle - Louis XIV and the Parisians - D'Argenson and the Police - From Baroque to Rococo - Epilogue
