Louis XIV
In contrast to the traditional image of Louis XIV as a religious zealot, a philosopher, and an enlig...
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In contrast to the traditional image of Louis XIV as a religious zealot, a philosopher, and an enlightened despot, Bluche's revisionist (and chauvinistic) account draws the Sun King as a powerful cultural influence and a great statesman who shaped a colonial empire, expanded the territory of France, and founded the modern French state. The original French edition won the 1986 Grand Prix de l'Histoire Moet-Hennessy. Translated by Mark Greengrass. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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