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Reveals how seventeenth-century French culture set the standards of sophistication, style, and glamour that still rule modern society.

Explores the history of Versailles, commissioned by French monarch Louis XIV after he came to the throne in the seventeenth century, looking at how it wasbuilt, examining some of its rooms and gardens, and discussing significant people and events related to the palace.

Presents a brief, illustrated, history of the palace at Versailles, in Paris, France, a royal residence built by King Louis XIV, and includes historical context of France in the Eighteenth century and biographical information about Kings Louis XIV-XVI. Includes time line.

Examines the reign of France's Louis XIV, considering the extent to which his regime was "absolutist," his aims and achievements, and social, religious, and foreign policy.

Presents the life of the seventeenth-century French monarch known as the "Sun King.".

In 1711, twelve-year-old C?cile Revel unexpectedly gets the chance to serve Louis XIV's sister-in-law at the palace of Versailles, but instead of a dream come true, life at court proves to be complicated and precarious.

Relates the story of how the Second Assistant Rotisserie Turner at the court of King Louis XIV of France becomes the First Assistant Bearer of the King's Dog.