The 18th century Touraine Campaigns
Disciplines
Book
English
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Its prestigious past and its monumental richness make the ancient Touraine one of the most well-known provinces in France. But what does it know when, in the 17th and 18th centuries, it is just one province like others, both close to and far from Paris? In the 18th century its economy was based on agriculture and the vast majority of peatlands were peasants. Land structures remain traditional: nobility dominates rye, little aggressiveness...