Histoire de la Monarchie de Juillet (Volume 6 / 7)

The volume examines the conservative ministry's apex in the late July Monarchy, tracing parliamentary maneuvering, electoral strategy, and factional realignments from late 1845 to early 1847. It recounts the fusion of center-left and left groups, intensive debates over reform and alleged corruption, press rivalries, and government handling of colonial unrest in Algeria. Chapters follow extended parliamentary sessions, ministerial defenses, campaign controversies, acts of political violence and escapes that shaped public opinion, dissolution of the Chamber, and the subsequent elections, offering a close political narrative and analysis of tactics, alliances, and popular reaction.