Research Catalog

Title

Louis XIV : the power and the glory / Josephine Wilkinson.

Author

Wilkinson, Josephine

Publication

• New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.
• ©2019

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Details

Description

ix, 467 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 cm

Summary

• A biography by an acclaimed historian and biographer of the most famous of the French monarchs, Louis XIV, presents a fresh perspective on his long and complicated reign.
• Louis XIV's story had legendary beginnings, beguiling women, court intrigue, a mysterious prisoner in an iron mask, lavish court entertainments, the scandal of a mistress who was immersed in the dark arts, and a central character who is handsome and romantic, but with a frighteningly dark side to his character. Louis's political philosophy, his wars, and his relationships with courtiers and subjects were influenced by his belief that he was semi-divine. An ambiguous military strategist, Louis was an astute politician who led his country to the heights of sophistication and power-- and then watched it all crumble away. -- adapted from jacket.

Alternative Title

• Louis the fourteenth
• Louis 14th

Subjects

• France
• Kings and rulers
• Louis > XIV, > King of France, > 1638-1715
• Biographies
• History
• Courts and courtiers
• France > Court and courtiers > History > 17th century
• France > Kings and rulers > Biography
• France > History > Louis XIV, 1643-1715
• 1600-1715
• Biography

Genre/Form

• Biographies.
• Biography.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-409) and index.

Contents

Prologue -- A gift from God -- To educate a living god -- The Fronde -- "The anointed of the Lord" -- Louis in love -- A royal wedding -- A new dawn -- The summer of 1661 -- At Vaux-le-Vicomte -- The Sun King -- Le Château de Cartes -- The pleasures of the Enchanted Isle -- The dark side of the sun -- Mars and Athena -- The Triple Alliance -- Marriages and intrigues -- The Dutch war -- Les femmes -- The affair of the poisons -- Mme de Maintenon -- Versailley -- The sun reaches its zenith -- The edict of Fontainebleau -- The League of Augsburg -- "Sire, Marly!" -- The Spanish succession -- Gathering twilight -- Le soleil se coucher.

Call Number

JFE 19-6408

ISBN

• 9781643130156
• 1643130153

OCLC

1087508023

Author

Wilkinson, Josephine, author.

Title

Louis XIV : the power and the glory / Josephine Wilkinson.

Publisher

New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.

Copyright Date

©2019

Edition

First Pegasus books cloth edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-409) and index.

Chronological Term

1600-1715

Research Call Number

JFE 19-6408