Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine 2003-3 No 50-3, 2003/3 - 256 pagesThe French MonarchyPages 7 to 33Aristocratic Families and the Use of a Venerable Saint in Modern Times: Saint Denis, the Montmorency and the Guise FamiliesBy Jean-Marie Le GallPages 34 to 61The Munificence of Royal Favor during the Renaissance: Jean de Lorraine (1498 – 1550) and Francis IBy Cédric MichonPages 62 to 95Louis XIV's Portraits: Official Information and Domestic IconBy Stanis PerezPages 96 to 126Denigrating, Hoping, and Accepting Reality: The Way Subjects Viewed the King of France between 1680 and 1750By Jens Ivo EngelsChallenges of WarPages 127 to 147War Experiences and Anticipations on the Eve of World War I: The French and British Military Spheres and External ConflictsBy Olivier CossonPages 148 to 181The Use of French Labor in the German Steel Manufacturing Industry during World War IIBy Françoise BergerReadingsPages 182 to 187History “in the Neighborhood” of LiteratureBy Hélène Merlin-KajmanPages 188 to 244ReviewsBy Renaud Morieux