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The House of Bourbon: From Absolutism to the French Revolution
Few kings of France faced a more daunting prospect than Henri Bourbon in 1589. France was decades into the Wars of Religion, ...
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How the Thirteen Colonies Tried—and Failed—to Convince Canada to Side With Them During the American Revolution
After peaceful attempts at alliance-building stalled, the Continental Army launched an ill-fated invasion of Quebec in June 1775 ...