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Article: The Constitutional Monarchy in France, 1814-1848.(Review)(Brief Article)
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
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The Constitutional Monarchy in France, 1814-1848. Pamela Pilbeam. Longman. [pound]7.99 p.b. 140 pages. ISBN 0582-31210-8. Between the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1814 and the flight of Louis Philippe in 1848, France had two dynasties, with the Orleans following the Bourbons in 1830. Monarchical government survived the change and the revolution of 1830. The author discusses the restoration of 1814, Napoleon's 100 Days', and the social tensions which affected the creation of a constitutional monarchy. She analyses the strains on the monarchy, the revolution of 1830, the new dynasty, the nature of royal government and the 1848 revolution which ...