The history of Lewis XI [electronic resource] : King of France. In which is comprehended a general view of the affairs of Europe during the XVth century; and a clear Account of the true Causes of those Disputes which have occasioned most of the Long and Bloody Wars that have happened since. Wherein also are contained many curious particulars relating to our own history, omitted or partially related by our Authors, in Reference to the Contest between the Houses of York and Lancaster; the Revolt of the Switzers, the Rise of the Family of M dicis, and the Marriage of the Heiress of Burgundy into the House of Austria, which occasioned originally that Quarrel which is the Chief Ground of the Present War. Interspersed throughout With the most Lively and Impartial Characters of the Persons mentioned therein, disclosing the Secret Springs of many Important Events, and affording a most admirable Picture of the Condition of a Great Kingdom, when governed by a Designing Prince, whose Policy is no other than a Compleat System of Corruption. By M. Duclos, Of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Faithfully translated from the French original, which was Suppressed at Paris. In two volumes.