The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966)
Movie
After the death of Cardinal Mazarin, young king Louis XIV decides to assert his power to control the...
Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV
Book
Louis XIV is one of the best-known monarchs ever to grace the French throne. But what was he like as...
Marshal Vauban and the Defence of Louis XIV's France
Book
Marshal Vauban was one of the greatest military engineers of all time. His complex, highly...
The Sovereign Artist: Charles le Brun and the Image of Louis XIV
Wolf Burchard and Christopher Le Brun
Book
In his joint capacities of Premier peintre du roi, director of the Gobelins manufactory and rector...
Embezzlement and High Treason in Louis XIV's France: The Trial of Nicolas Fouquet
Book
From 1661 to 1664, France was mesmerized by the arrest and trial of Nicolas Fouquet, the country's...
The Courtiers' Anatomists: Animals and Humans in Louis XIV's Paris
Book
The Courtiers' Anatomists is about dead bodies and live animals in Louis XIV's Paris - and the...
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Peggy Joque Williams
Author
Peggy Joque Williams is the author of Courting the Sun: A Novel of Versailles and co-author of two...
The Bastard Prince of Versailles (The King's Secret Children #1)
Book
Being royalty is hard enough, but when your secrets could change your life… A historical novel...
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