Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King, (Paperback)

from Sararush

Antonia Fraser briefly profiles dozens and dozens of those women who however briefly captured the attention of Louis XIV. And there are A LOT of ladies. Which makes keeping all the of these ladies straight difficult, and the material would be better suited by several charts to establish the hiera...

from mgaulding

I just finished this book. I am fairly well-read on this Louis' maitresse-en-titres, but I found this book to be a bit messy, although it is a good book some ways and one I would recommend. The author establishes a remarkable portrayal of the the king's relationship with his mother and manages to...

from bhowell

Another masterpiece from Antonia Fraser about this very important French Monarch.

from NielsenGW

Fraser's catalog of Louis XIV's feminine companions is breathtaking in its scope. Every woman, from his mother to his great-grandchildren (and all the nieces, cousins, mistresses in between), is covered in this book. It greatest strength, however, is its flaw. With so many women to describe and d...

from Jthierer

I was surprised by how engrossing this history turned out to be. It kept my attention and moved along quickly, but still managed to be substantive and informative.