Author: Gatien de Courtilz de SandrasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
The Memoirs of the Count de Rochefort, Containing an Account of what Past Most Memorable, Under the Ministry of Cardinal Richelieu, and Cardinal Mazarin, with Many Particular Passages of the Reign of Lewis the Present French King ... Made English from the French. The Second Edition Corrected
Author: Gatien de Courtilz de SandrasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Catalogue of Books in the Legislative Library of the Province of Ontario on November 1, 1912
Author: Ontario. Legislative LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
Accessing Early English Books, 1641-1700: Subject index
Author: University Microfilms InternationalPublisher: Ann Arbor, MI : University Microfilm International
ISBN:
Category : Books on micorofilm
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
UMI's "Early English books, 1641-1700" series is a microfilm collection of works selected from: Donald Wing's "Short-title catalog of books ... 1641-1700".
French Book-plates
Author: Walter HamiltonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookplates
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The Memoirs of François René
Author: François-René vicomte de ChateaubriandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, French
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Historical Essays & Studies
Author: John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron ActonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
King of the World
Author: Philip ManselPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022669092X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 669
Book Description
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 came tantalizingly close. Philip Mansel’s King of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date biography in English of this hypnotic, flawed figure who continues to captivate our attention. This lively work takes Louis outside Versailles and shows the true extent of his global ambitions, with stops in London, Madrid, Constantinople, Bangkok, and beyond. We witness the importance of his alliance with the Spanish crown and his success in securing Spain for his descendants, his enmity with England, and his relations with the rest of Europe, as well as Asia, Africa, and the Americas. We also see the king’s effect on the two great global diasporas of Huguenots and Jacobites, and their influence on him as he failed in his brutal attempts to stop Protestants from leaving France. Along the way, we are enveloped in the splendor of Louis’s court and the fascinating cast of characters who prostrated and plotted within it. King of the World is exceptionally researched, drawing on international archives and incorporating sources who knew the king intimately, including the newly released correspondence of Louis’s second wife, Madame de Maintenon. Mansel’s narrative flair is a perfect match for this grand figure, and he brings the Sun King’s world to vivid life. This is a global biography of a global king, whose power was extensive but also limited by laws and circumstances, and whose interests and ambitions stretched far beyond his homeland. Through it all, we watch Louis XIV progressively turn from a dazzling, attractive young king to a belligerent reactionary who sets France on the path to 1789. It is a convincing and compelling portrait of a man who, three hundred years after his death, still epitomizes the idea of le grand monarque.
Protestant Exiles from France in the Reign of Louis XIV.
Author: David Carnegie A. AgnewPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Mary Magdalen
Author: Susan HaskinsPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446499421
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
A dramatic, thought-provoking portrait of one of the most compelling figures in early Christianity which explores two thousand years of history, art, and literature to provide a close-up look at Mary Magdalen and her significance in religious and cultural thought.
Walled Towns and the Shaping of France
Author: M. WolfePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230101127
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This book focuses on the development of towns in France, taking into account military technology, physical geography, shifting regional networks tying urban communities together, and the emergence of new forms of public authority and civic life.