Louis XIV. was resolved that a new France should be added to the old.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada
Parkman Vol. 4, Chapter 10
There was little thought of the past at Fontainebleau in June, 1661.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada by
Parkman Vol. 4, Chapter 9
Laval, vicar apostolic and titular bishop of Petraea, wished to become in title, as in fact, bishop of Quebec.Our special project presenting the
Mézy’s Defeat and Death
The real question was whether the new syndic should belong to the governor or to the bishop.Our special project presenting the definitive
Parkman Vol. 4, Chapter 8
We have seen that Laval, when at court, had been invited to choose a governor to his liking.Continuing chapter 7.Our special project
The Alleged Murder
In virtue of their new dignity, the accused now claimed exemption from accountability but this was not all.Continuing chapter 7. Previously in The
Parkman Vol. 4, Chapter 7
Many years before, the company had ceded its monopoly of the fur trade to the inhabitants of the colony.Previously in The Old Regime In
Baron Dubois d’Avaugour New Governor of Canada
He was an old soldier of forty years service, blunt, imperative, and sometimes obstinate to perverseness; but full of energy, and of a probity which
Parkman Vol. 4, Chapter 6
The Genius of the Forest now appeared, with a retinue of wild Indians from the interior.Previously in The Old Regime In CanadaOur special