William Doyle (historian)
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William Doyle is an English historian, specialising in 18th-century France, who is most notable for his one-volume Oxford History of the French Revolution
(1989).
He is one of the leading revisionist historians of the French Revolution
.
He is also professor of history at Bristol University, a fellow of the British Academy
and a trustee of The Society for the Study of French History
.
Oxford History of the French Revolution
The Oxford History of the French Revolution is a one-volume revisionist history of the French Revolution written by William Doyle and first published by Oxford University Press in 1988.-Chapters:# "France under Louis XVI"# "Enlightened Opinion"...
(1989).
He is one of the leading revisionist historians of the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
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He is also professor of history at Bristol University, a fellow of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
and a trustee of The Society for the Study of French History
The Society for the Study of French History
The Society for the Study of French History is a society in the United Kingdom established to promote research in French history.The society was founded in 1968 by Richard Bonney and granted charitable status in 1992....
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Published works
- The Old European Order 1660-1800 (Oxford University Press, 1978)
- Origins of the French Revolution (Oxford University Press, 1980; 3rd edition, 1992)
- The Ancien Regime (Macmillan, 1986)
- The Oxford History of the French Revolution (Oxford University Press, 1989; second edition, 2002)
- Venality: the Sale of Offices in Eighteenth-Century France (Oxford University Press, 1996)
- Jansenism: Catholic Resistance to Authority from the Reformation to the French Revolution (Macmillan, 1999)
- The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2001)
- Aristocracy and Its Enemies in the Age of Revolution (Oxford University Press, 2009).