Feudalism, Venality, and Revolution: Provincial Assemblies in Late-Old Regime France

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Stephen Miller (Associate Professor of History)

Feudalism, Venality, and Revolution

Provincial Assemblies in Late-Old Regime France

Stephen Miller (Associate Professor of History)

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English

Manchester University Press
27 October 2020

Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; French Revolution

Series: Studies in Early Modern European History

According to Alexis de Tocqueville's influential work on the Old Regime and the French Revolution, royal centralisation had so weakened the feudal power of the nobles that their remaining privileges became glaringly intolerable to commoners. This book challenges the theory by showing that when Louis XVI convened assemblies of landowners in the late 1770s and 1780s to discuss policies needed to resolve the budgetary crisis, he faced widespread opposition from lords and office holders. These elites regarded the assemblies as a challenge to their hereditary power over commoners. The king's government comprised seigneurial jurisdictions and venal offices. Lordships and offices upheld inequality on behalf of the nobility and bred the discontent motivating the people to make the French Revolution. -- .

By: Stephen Miller (Associate Professor of History)
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 503g
ISBN: 9781526148377
ISBN 10: 1526148374
Series: Studies in Early Modern European History
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 27 October 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen Miller is Associate Professor of History at the University of Alabama at Birmingham