General History of Civilization in Europe, From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution
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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot fue un historiador, orador y estadista francés. Guizot fue una figura dominante en la política francesa antes de la Revolución de 1848, un liberal conservador que se opuso al intento del rey Carlos X de usurpar el poder legislativo y trabajó para mantener una monarquía constitucional tras la Revolución de Julio de 1830.






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