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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Love and Louis XIV Love and Louis XIV Antonia Fraser The self-proclaimed Sun King, Louis XIV ruled over the most glorious and extravagant court in seventeenth-century Europe. Now, Antonia Fraser goes behind the well-known tales of Louis's accomplishmen… OL15838054W
Charles the Bald Charles the Bald Janet L. Nelson Discusses the historical and political aspects of the reign of this ninth-century French king. OL18301066W
When the King Took Flight When the King Took Flight Timothy Tackett "On a June night in 1791, King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette fled Paris in disguise, hoping to escape the mounting turmoil of the French Revolution. They were arrested by a small group of citizens a… OL2958340W
Charles the Bold Charles the Bold Werner Paravicini (foreword),Richard Vaughan,Vaughan, Richard Synopsis Charles the Bold (1467-1477) was the last of the great Dukes of Burgundy. This historical and biographical work assesses his personality and his role as a ruler, and discusses his relatio… OL3452262W
Charlemagne Charlemagne Rosamond McKitterick Charlemagne is often claimed as the greatest ruler in Europe before Napoleon. In this magisterial new study, Rosamond McKitterick re-examines Charlemagne the ruler and his reputation. She analyses th… OL3464411W