History
Far from being simply a ceremonial corps, the "Maison du Roi" participated in all the military campaigns of the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Famous quotes containing the word history:
“If you look at history you’ll find that no state has been so plagued by its rulers as when power has fallen into the hands of some dabbler in philosophy or literary addict.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)
“History, as an entirety, could only exist in the eyes of an observer outside it and outside the world. History only exists, in the final analysis, for God.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)
“The history of all previous societies has been the history of class struggles.”
—Karl Marx (1818–1883)