Louis XIV and the Zenith of the French Monarchy

Louis XIV and the Zenith of the French Monarchy is a historical book written by Arthur Hassall. The book explores the reign of Louis XIV, the longest reigning monarch in European history, and the peak of the French monarchy during the seventeenth century. The book covers various aspects of Louis XIV's reign, including his political and military achievements, his cultural and artistic patronage, and his personal life. The author provides a detailed account of Louis XIV's rise to power, his centralization of the French government, and his foreign policy, which led to several wars and territorial expansions. The book also delves into the cultural and artistic achievements of Louis XIV's reign, including the establishment of the Acad�����mie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and the Acad�����mie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. The author also examines Louis XIV's personal life, including his relationships with his mistresses and his family. Overall, Louis XIV and the Zenith of the French Monarchy is a comprehensive and informative account of one of the most significant periods in French history.1895. A study of the Sun King, one of the most powerful rulers in Western history, whose court and reign was riddled with intrigue, passion, jealousy, and political skullduggery. As the author writes in the prologue: The French people during more than two-thirds of his long reign made him into a god and worshipped him, while at the time of the Spanish Succession war a generation had grown up in England which, says Mr. Wyon in his History of Great Britain during the Reign of Queen Anne, regarded Louis XIV as a monster of ambition with a mission from the devil to make slaves and Papists of the whole human race, a perfidious tyrant with whom it was useless to think of entering into a compact, whom it was absolutely necessary to bind with chains of iron.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.