Louis XIV, the Real Sun King

Innovator. Tyrant. Consummate showman. Passionate lover of women.

After the death of King Louis XIII in 1643, the French crown went to his first—born son and heir, four—year old Louis XIV. In the extraordinary seventy—two years that followed, Louis le Grand — France’s self—styled ‘Sun King’ — ruled France and its people, leaving his unique and permanent mark on history and shaping fashion, art, culture and architecture like none other before. This frank and concise book gives the reader a pe...