Richard Wilkinson

Louis XIV

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Produktbeschreibung

This lively biography of Louis XIV focuses on Louisâ s personal life while keeping the needs of the history student at the forefront. This second edition includes an updated biography, new sections on the women at Louisâ s court, France in an international context, and Louisâ s involvement in ballet. It is essential reading for all history students.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Historical Biographies
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 126mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 330g
• ISBN-13: 9781138944169
• ISBN-10: 1138944165
• Artikelnr.: 48223888

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

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