On one side, a dense content, rather complete with some interesting historiographical pages at the end of the book, on the other hand, too classic view of things, too smooth, too (eg erase sought reasons to condemnation of Theophile de Viau [the accusation of sodomy] seemed curious), and certain interpretations from an intellectual construction afterwards seemed to me to raise more pure speculation that a theory based on facts indisputable (eg see Henry III, a new passion-suffering Christ). Note also, despite a politically shifting period, if the construction of the royal ideology under Henry III and Henry IV is demonstrated, for cons, the political motives of the noble revolts, first under cover of religion, and then under other pretexts, are touched upon but never addressed frontally; a shame too. Conclusion: a good set, but short of what one might expect from a book of a collection that would be a reference and that the ill-sounding archaic modesty.
