Chantal Grell is professor of Modern History at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin. During this time she has written important studies, such as L’Histoire entre érudition et philosophie (1993) and Le XVII^e siècle et l’Antiquité en France (1995). She currently directs the research center ESR Moyen Âge-Temps modernes and belongs to the scientific committee of the Centre de recherche du château de Versailles.