296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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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 lifestyle – culminating in the building of Versailles. This original and lively biography focuses on Louis’s personal life while keeping the needs of the history student at the forefront, featuring analysis of Louis’s wider significance in history and... Read more
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Chronology
1 Introduction
2 The rising sun, 1638–61
3 The king and his subjects
4 The king at work
5 Culture with a purpose
6 Relations and friends
7 The world at his feet: foreign policy, 1661–84
8 Louis XIV and religion
9 Nemesis: foreign policy, 1684–1715
10 The Sun King and his people, 1684–1715
11 Conclusion
Glossary
FURTHER READING
Index
Biography
Richard Wilkinson studied at Cambridge and gained his doctorate at Hull. He was headmaster of Scarborough College and King Edward’s School, Witley. Now retired, he teaches history at Marlborough College summer school. His previous publications include France and Europe 1661–1715 (2002) and Years of Turmoil (1999).
