Hibbert, Christopher

Contains information about the plague, town life, education, crime and punishment, sports, music, children, women, actors, marriage, divorce, sex, and many other topics.

King Lous XIV, the Sun King, spared no expense when he decided to transform Versailles into a palace that would awe and inspire those who surrounded and visited him. This book is richly illustrated with photographs, historical paintings, engravings, and drawings and includes memoirs from visitors such as Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. A chronology of French history and genealogy of Frances' royal houses are included in the reference section.

This fascinating tale begins with the first British mission to China in 1793 and covers the events following the election of Sun Yat-sen.