Project Gutenberg 2008-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 1346 Taine, Hippolyte 1828 1893 Taine, H. A. (Hippolyte Adolphe) Taine, Hippolyte Adolphe Graindorge, Frédéric-Thomas Graindorge, Frederic-Thomas Rom, Svend Durand, John 1822 1908 Durand, J. (John) The Ancient Regime Part of the series Origins of contemporary France. [v.1] Produced by Svend Rom and David Widger "The Ancient Regime" by Hippolyte Taine is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work explores the complex social and political structures of France prior to the Revolution of 1789, examining the privileges and roles of the dominant classes: the clergy, nobility, and the monarchy. Taine's analysis presents a thorough examination of how these classes shaped contemporary society and the historical events leading to the eventual transformation of the French political landscape. At the start of the book, Taine introduces his exploration of the social hierarchy within the ancient regime of France. He discusses the origins of privileges granted to the clergy, nobility, and king, depicting how these classes emerged and solidified their status through historical processes. Taine describes the significant roles of each class in society, highlighting the clergy's contributions to culture and stability, the nobility's militaristic functions, and the king's authority over governance. Through this meticulous account, Taine sets the stage for a deeper examination of the privileges, rights, and abuses present in the ancient regime that paved the way for the sociopolitical upheaval that characterized the French Revolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en France -- Civilization France -- Politics and government France -- Social life and customs DC Text Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1482904 2025-08-01T13:57:54.130021 text/html 1501987 2017-08-29T13:36:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 505403 2017-08-29T13:36:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 589758 2025-08-01T13:58:12.112916 application/epub+zip 613873 2025-08-01T13:57:57.856993 application/epub+zip 613874 2025-08-01T13:57:55.717015 application/epub+zip 1082151 2025-08-01T13:58:22.591977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1015786 2025-08-01T13:58:10.118919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 989052 2022-09-02T04:47:38.127831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1153191 2025-08-01T13:57:51.609047 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1151801 2017-08-29T13:36:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 456373 2017-08-29T13:36:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20063 2025-08-01T13:58:22.810907 application/rdf+xml 13300 2025-08-01T13:57:56.353986 image/jpeg 3406 2025-08-01T13:57:56.032988 image/jpeg 565542 2025-08-01T13:57:54.226036 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia