![]() Keywords Ancien régime, enlightened government, Enlightenment historical writing, fiscal-military state, impact of warfare, Seven Years War I Early in 1764, a year after the conclusion of the Seven Years War (1756–63), a conver- sation took place in a tavern in the Dutch city of Leiden. ![]() ![]() It drove governments to adopt new policies and to introduce fundamental reforms, and in some states stimulated opposition to established political authority. Drawing upon the abundant recent scholarship, this article argues that the adoption of an international and comparative perspective, together with an extension of the time frame within which consequences are assessed, makes clear that the Seven Years War was decisive for the European ancien régime. This has not been accompanied, however, by sufficient appreciation of the burdens imposed by the fighting and the enormous impact of these upon the states which were at war. ![]() War in History 18(4) 419–455 © The Author(s) 2011 Reprints and permission: .uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0968344511416718 The Seven Years War and Europe’s Ancien Régime Hamish Scott University of Glasgow Abstract Recent decades have seen a welcome revival of scholarly interest in the Seven Years War (1756–63). ![]()
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