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William Doyle is a British historian whose research focuses on eighteenth-century France, the Ancien Régime, and the French Revolution. He is Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow in History at the University of Bristol, and he has written several works for both academic and general readers. His Oxford History of the French Revolution, first published in 1989, presents a concise interpretive account of the revolution and its political setting.
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What period of history did William Doyle study?
William Doyle specialized in 18th-century France, the Ancien Régime, the Enlightenment, and the French Revolution. He was an emeritus professor of history at the University of Bristol.
What is The Oxford History of the French Revolution by William Doyle?
The Oxford History of the French Revolution is Doyle's broad account of the causes, events, and consequences of the Revolution. Its first edition was published in 1989, with later editions revising the interpretation for new scholarship.
What is William Doyle's The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction?
The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction is a compact overview published by Oxford University Press in 2001. It explains how the Revolution transformed French government, society, political ideas, and the wider European world.
What does William Doyle mean by the Ancien Régime?
Doyle uses the term for the political and social order of France before the Revolution of 1789. His 1986 book The Ancien Régime examines institutions such as the monarchy, nobility, religion, and the sale of offices.
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