History of France: France, 1500 to 1715

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Social history of 16th- and 17th-century France, including growth of monarchy, wars of religion, peasant uprisings, popular culture, Catholic resurgence, Louis XIV, and achievements in arts and literature. P/NP or letter grading.