Paris, From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2

CHAPTER IV

THE ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AND MUNICIPAL

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THE ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AND MUNICIPAL

One of the grandest institutions of ancient France was the Parlement de Paris, and its history and that of the _prévôts_ would constitute a history of the capital, while that of the fitful and accidental convocations of the _États Généraux_ wou...