Superb work from start to finish and possess, although we must accept the side Images of Epinal 'abundantly conveyed under the 3rd Republic, often bordering on legend (Roland Roncesvalles is stupidly fell into an ambush which we do sordid not even know with certainty the exact location). The typical example is Louis XIV with "Versailles", while the historical reality is much less glamorous ('Tom Thumb' Perrault demonstrates the terrible famines of the late seventeenth century). But well, you tell me, the essential is not there and was not only a right to dream a little, but in fact, it's benchmarks needed: this book, claimed in an academicism and assumed, perfectly fulfills its role. Widely recommended.
