louis xiv, 1643-1715

Reunited thirty years after their earlier adventures, D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers join forces once again, this time in a daring plot to replace the King of France with a mysterious look-alike! Follow their thrilling adventures as they free a royal prisoner from the Bastille, as they place him on the throne, and as they suffer the true king's revenge, in this, the last and most exciting tale of the Four Musketeers! - Back cover.

An alternate history in which Marie-Josephe de la Croix, the sister of a Jesuit priest in the employ of France's King Louis XIV, befriends a sea monster the monarch believes holds the key to immortality, and draws the wrath of the king by attempting to set the captive creature free.

Chronicles the events surrounding the black magic and poisoning scandal that enveloped France during the reign of Louis XIV, describing how high-standing members of society were tried and executed for witchcraft during the late seventeenth century.

Offers a biography of Louis XIV that focuses on his relationships with women, discussing his mother, wives, mistresses, liaisons, and children.

Examines the life and rulership of France's King Louis XIV to discover how his actions raised the country to its greatest glory, while at the same time forcing its citizens into poverty and misery, thereby sewing the seeds of the French Revolution.

Presents a biography of the Sun King who ruled France from 1651 until 1715.

An annotated edition of nineteenth-century French novelist Alexander Dumas's sequel to "The Three Musketeers," which takes place two decades after that adventure and brings the four heroes into conflict with the son of Milady, their old foe. Also includes an introduction, a selected bibliography, a Dumas chronology, and a map.