The European Fiscal-Military System 1530-1870
New research blog: John Condren on 'la grande enigmé'
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King Louis XIV receives an enema while sitting on a globe of the earth, thus besmearing it with ordure; around him, chaos reigns; symbolising the events following the Protestant rebellions of 1674 including the flight of the royal family from England in 1689. Engraving by R. de Hooghe, c. 1689.. Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
In our latest research blog (the first of a series on France), Dr John Condren explains how the project is analysing the French rôle in the European fiscal-military system: read more here.