Louis XIV, the real sun king
Harper, Jules2018
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Innovator. Tyrant. Consummate showman. Passionate lover of women. After the death of King Louis XIII in 1643, the French crown went to his first-born son and heir, four-year old Louis XIV. In the extraordinary 72 years that followed, Louis le Grand - France's self-styled 'Sun King' - ruled France and its people, leaving his unique and permanent mark on history and shaping fashion, art, culture and architecture like none other before. This frank and concise book gives the reader a personal glimpse into the Sun King's life and times as we follow his rise in power and influence: from a miraculous royal birth no one ever expected to the rise of king as absolute monarch, through the evolution of the glittering Cháteau de Versailles, scandals and poison, four wars and many more mistresses - right up to his final days.
Main title:
Louis XIV, the real sun king / Jules Harper, Aurora von Goeth.
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Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2018.
Collation:
144 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781526726391 (pbk)
Dewey class:
B LOU944.033092
Language:
English
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BRN:
2631942
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