Collins, The State in Early Modern France, 79-124
Identify: Fouquet, Colbert, Michel Le Tellier, Louvois, Four Gallican Articles
1. How did nobility help define Louis XIV's personality? How did he treat the aristocracy? How did he change?
2. Was 1661 an important year in Louis XIV's reign? Why might it be? How important does Collins think it was?
3. How did Louis XIV restructure government? Did the administration of the kingdom constitute a revolution in government? Consult pp. 88-94, 105-16.
4. How did Louis XIV reform the army? What remained the same?
5. What were Louis XIV's war aims between 1661 and 1679?
6. What was Louis XIV's religious policy towards the Catholic church and Protestantism in the 1680s?
7. How did the monarchy use clientage in order to quell the revolts in Brittany in 1675? 8. How did Louis XIV's rule represent "the dramatic new interference of the state in the production and dissemination of culture" (119)?
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