Life in the Palace of Versailles

Author: (French) Jacques Lefron / Wang Dianzhong
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Versailles, do you remember? Those emperors, ministers, clergy, and noble guests, as well as the charming young men and pretty maids, all walked on you. Starting with King Louis XIII of France, the life at Versailles officially unfolded. Over the following two centuries, it experienced the construction and prosperity under Louis XIV, the revival under Louis XV, and finally scattered like wind and clouds in the hands of Louis XVI. This book takes Versailles as the backdrop, vividly depicting the daily lives, dining, and entertainment of the kings, as well as the struggles for favor and power among the courtiers and royal members surrounding them. It slowly unravels a true picture of the French court from the 17th to the 18th century for the readers.