Title: The Damiens affair and the unraveling of the ancien régime, 1750-1770
First published: 1984
Subjects: Assassination attempt, 1757, Church history, Jansenists, History, France, history, bourbons, 1589-1789
Places: France
People: Louis XV King of France (1710-1774), Robert François Damiens (1715-1757)
Time periods: 18th century, Louis XV, 1715-1774
LC classification: DC133.3 .V34 1984