Louis XIV, the Real Sun King, Paperback - Jules Harper

DescriptionInnovator. Tyrant. Consummate showman. Passionate lover of women. After the death of King Louis XIII in 1643, the French crown went to h...

Reducere. Louis XIV, the highly-feted "Sun King, " was renowned for his political and cultural influence and for raising France to a new level of prominence ...

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DescriptionThe reign of Louis XIV of France had a great impact on the course of European and world military history. The years 1643 to 1715 were a ...

Reducere. King Louis XIVHe was born on September 5th, 1638 in the French lap of luxury otherwise known as the "Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye." This extrav...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Philip ManselIllustration(s): 24pp colourNumber of pages: 640Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 3...

Reducere. Louis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he c...

During his reign Louis XIV was the most powerful king in Europe. He presided over a golden age of military and artistic achievement in France, and ...

Publisher: OrionAuthor(s): J.T. GreathousePublication date: 2021Dimensions: 153 x 234 x 33Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lecturii si ale...

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Louis XIV ruled France for more than half a century and is typically remembered for his absolutism, his patronage of the arts and his lavish lifest...

Publisher: Palgrave MacmillanIllustration(s): XIX, 486 p.Number of pages: 486Collection: Document History of Western CivilizationPublication date: ...

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Clouds of multi-coloured fish rose from our feet like surprised birds from long grass. Every so often I caught a glimpse of the gleaming eyes of en...

Brilliantly explores the relationships which existed between The Sun King and the women in his life, from his mistresses to his mother. From the be...

Publisher: iUniverseAuthor(s): Father William (Consultant Child and) YoungNumber of pages: 544Publication date: 2004Dimensions: 222 x 141 x 33Cover...

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