France and the Age of Revolution: Regimes Old and New from Louis XIV to Napoleon Bonaparte

William Doyle

may 2013 · Bloomsbury Publishing

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From the turmoil and tragedy of the French Revolution to the rise and fall of the enigmatic figure of Napoleon Bonaparte, the history of France between 1789 and 1815 is one of the most enduringly fascinating - and widely-studied - periods of history. In this volume, the renowned historian William Doyle provides a new perspective on several key themes within the history of this period - from the world of the Ancien Regime to the Battle of Waterloo. He sheds new light on the causes of the French Revolution and the impact of the revolution outside France. In taking a fresh look at the Napoleonic Empire, he considers the influences on Napoleon's leadership decisions and the machinations of his court. Written by one of the leading historians of Revolutionary France, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Europe.

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William Doyle is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Bristol, and Fellow of the British Academy. Among his many publications are The Oxford History of the French Revolution (2nd edn., 2002) and an earlier volume of essays, Officers, Nobles, and Revolutionaries (1995). More recent books include Aristocracy and its Enemies in the Age of Revolution (2009) and the edited Oxford Handbook of the Ancient Regime (2011).