Louis XIV
by Antonia Fraser
Category: Biography & Autobiography

A study of the life and reign of the Sun King looks at the world of King Louis XIV from the perspective of his intimate relationships with the women in his life, from his mother, Anne of Austria, and his official queen, Marie-Thérèse, to his many mistresses--including Louise de la Vallière, Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, and Françoise de Maintenon. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.