CLHUMHI004 - The French Monarchy: The House of Bourbon, 1589–1789

Join historian Wil McCorquodale for a reign-by-reign survey of the Bourbon monarchs of France: Henry IV, Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI, the five distinct personalities who molded one of the world’s most powerful and influential kingdoms. The Bourbon dynasty rose from the ashes of the French Wars of Religion to unify France and rule for 200 years. The royal house of France enjoyed some successes and terrible setbacks. Although often effective, in some ways a victim of its own contradictions, it fell in a violent conflagration that shook Europe to its foundations.

Course Details

Wil McCorquodale, Ph.D., has taught history courses at Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Houston Community College and The Art Institute of Houston, including European history, U.S. history and world civilization. He has also served as a visiting history professor at Tulane University. Dr. McCorquodale received his bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and his doctorate in European history from The University of Texas at Austin.

Online: Synchronous
This course will be delivered in a synchronous format online. Registered participants will receive login instructions to the course page, which will provide access to the virtual classroom link and other resources.

The End of the Valois Dynasty
Henry IV and the Return of Peace, Power and Prosperity
Louis XIII: Kingdom-Building with Cardinal Richelieu
Louis XIV: Glory and Ruin
Louis XV: The Decline of the Kingdom
Louis XVI: The End of the Ancien Régime

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