Roger Mettam

The Rise Of Richelieu; Richelieu

Two new works on the French Cardinal and chief minister to Louis XIII

Published June 30 1992

Brother to the Sun-King - Philippe, Duke of Orleans

Brother to the Sun-King: Philippe, Duke of Orleans Nancy Nichols Barker (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989, xvi + 371 pp.)

Published March 31 1990

Language & Society: 1500-1800 Conflict in Continuity in Seventeenth Century France

Service to the Crown might bring hereditary office and a title for the upwardly mobile of Louis X/V's France, but not acceptance by the traditional 'aristocracy of the sword'. Close scrutiny reveals attempts to incorporate a new breed of noble into an essentially static society.

Published February 1 1987

Pillars of Monarchy, an outline of the political and social history of the Royal Guards 1400-1984

Pillars of Monarchy: an Outline of the Political and Social History of Royal Guards, 1400-1984, by Philip Mansel. 207 pp. (Quartet Books, £18.50)

Published May 31 1985

Louis XIV and the Huguenots

Three hundred years ago, in 1685, the King of France, Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes, thereby denying French Protestants – the Huguenots – any role in his kingdom. The Revocation and the accompanying persecution forced the Protestants to flee. Between 40,000 and 50,000 refugees settled in England.

Published April 30 1985