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Jun 2022

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58. Auguste et la naissance de l'empire ...

STéPHANE GENêT

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Entre le XVIIe et le XVIIIe siècle, la société d'ordres de l'Ancien Régime est à son apogée. Tiers-État, Noblesse, Clergé : tout semble immuable et le destin fixé dès la naissance. Pourtant, sous les privilèges, les fractures sont nombreuses. Découvrez ce monde radicalement diffé ... Show More

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Quand la IIIe république est proclamée en 1870, elle accumule les obstacles et les difficultés. La France est en guerre contre la Prusse et les républicains qui viennent d’arriver au pouvoir sont en fait très minoritaires. Et pourtant, trente ans plus tard, au tournant du siècle, ... Show More

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