King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV [Original retail ed.] 1846145996, 978-1846145995

Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre, dominated his age. In the second half of the seventeenth century, he extended Fra

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King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV [Original retail ed.]
1846145996, 978-1846145995

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“No other English-language biography has so successfully given us a portrait of Louis as man and monarch. . . . Mansel treads the line between the academic and the accessible effectively, explaining the context of the French monarchy, diplomacy, medicine, Catholicism, queenship, fashion and art.” (Times Literary Supplement)

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Winner of the Franco-British Society Book Prize 2019 'The ultimate biography of the Sun King' Simon Sebag Mon

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An "appreciative exposition" on the writings of Boisguilbert, with special emphasis on his descriptions of tra

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Warfare dominated the long reign of Louis XIV. From 1672, France was continuously at war for over 40 years across Europe

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Louis IV represents the apogee of French royal power and the Ancien Regime. Having restored the nation's finances a

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Louis IV represents the apogee of French royal power and the Ancien Regime. Having restored the nation's finances a

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How the administrative personnel in Louis XIV's foreign office developed innovative structures and procedures for m

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