Books by Julian (Birkbeck College Swann

This is the first book in English to study the history of the Estates General of Burgundy during the classic period of absolute monarchy. It sheds light on the government of Louis XIV, the history of Burgundy and the wider political history of eighteenth-century France.

Eighteenth-century politics in France was based upon the relationship between the King and the Parlement of Paris. This study is about the causes of 'the Revolution of 1771' and the abolition of the Parlement. It examines government under Louis XV and the role of the Parlement.