THE

CAMBRIDGE

MODERN HISTORY

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THE

CAMBRIDGE

MODERN HISTORY

PLANNED BY

THE LATE LORD ACTON LL.D.

REGIUS PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY

EDITED BY

A. W. WARD LITT.D.

G. W. PROTHERO LITT.D.

STANLEY LEATHES M.A.

VOLUME V

THE AGE OF LOUIS XIV

CAMBRIDGE

AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS

1908