The Sun King : Louis XIV at Versailles

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Overview: The Sun King is a dazzling double portrait of Louis XIV and Versailles, the opulent court from which he ruled. With characteristic elan, Nancy Mitford reconstructs the daily life of king and courtiers during France's golden age, offering vivid sketches of the architects, artists, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mitford, Nancy, 1904-1973
Other Authors: Mansel, Philip, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York Review Books, c2012.
Series:New York Review Books classics.
Subjects:
Louis > XIV, > King of France, > 1638-1715.
Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) > History.
France > History > Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
France > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • House
  • Builders
  • Mortemarts
  • Envelope
  • Governess
  • Poison
  • City of the rich
  • Grand dauphin
  • Queen's staircase
  • Young generation
  • New regime
  • Faculty
  • Saint-Cyr, the school
  • Saint-Cyr the convent
  • Lord Portland's embassy
  • Turn of the century
  • Mourning
  • Martial noises off
  • Three in eleven months
  • End.

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