A Nation of Warriors The Democratization of Heroism

The dust had hardly settled on the battlefield of Fontenoy when the Bourbon propaganda machine kicked into high gear. Four days after the battle, Louis XV, the Dauphin, and the cream of the French nobility sat among the ornately etched arches and pillars of the royal chapel at Versailles to celebrat...

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Published inThe Military Enlightenment pp. 151 - 191
Main Author Pichichero, Christy L
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press 03.10.2017
Subjects
Anthropology
Applied anthropology
Armed conflict
Armed forces
Armies
Arts
Behavioral sciences
Citizenship
Civics
Cultural anthropology
Divination
Folk beliefs
Folk culture
Folkloristics
Heroes
Heroism
Human behavior
Literary characters
Literary elements
Literature
Magic
Military personnel
Military science
Omens
Patriotism
Performing arts
Political ideologies
Political philosophy
Political science
Protagonists
Soldiers
Theater
War
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Summary:The dust had hardly settled on the battlefield of Fontenoy when the Bourbon propaganda machine kicked into high gear. Four days after the battle, Louis XV, the Dauphin, and the cream of the French nobility sat among the ornately etched arches and pillars of the royal chapel at Versailles to celebrate the May 1745 victory in a Te Deum mass. Five days later, an enormous Te Deum was staged at Notre Dame in Paris with no less than forty bishops in attendance. By the end of the month, the celebratory mass was held in churches all across the kingdom, accompanied
DOI:10.1515/9781501709654-006