The Man Who Outshone The Sun King: Ambition, Triumph and Treachery in the Reign of Louis XIV

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Charles Drazin

The Man Who Outshone The Sun King

Ambition, Triumph and Treachery in the Reign of Louis XIV

Charles Drazin

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English

Arrow
01 May 2009

Biography: historical, political & military; History; European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700

Amidst the chaos and anarchy of civil war-wracked France, one man's spectacular rise and devastating fall was lost to history - until now.
*In 1664, the musketeer D'Artagnan rode beside a heavily-armoured carriage as it rumbled slowly southwards from Paris, carrying his great friend Nicolas Foucquet to internal exile and life imprisonment in the fortress of Pignerol. There he would be incarcerated in a cell next door to the Man with the Iron Mask...
*From a glittering zenith as the King's first minister, builder of the breathtaking chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte, collector of books, patron of the arts and lover of beautiful women, Foucquet had fallen like Icarus. Charged with embezzlement, he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
*Charles Drazin's riveting account brings to life the rich, hazardous and machiavellian world in which Foucquet lived. His charm, cunning and charisma enchanted and beguiled those around him, but in them lay the seeds of his destruction.

By: Charles Drazin
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 267g
ISBN: 9780099468288
ISBN 10: 009946828X
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 May 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Charles Drazin is the author of Korda: The Definitive Biography, The Finest Years: British Cinema of the 1940's and In Search of the Third Man, a book telling the story of the making of the classic film. He is also the editor of the Journals of John Fowles. He lives in London.

Reviews for The Man Who Outshone The Sun King: Ambition, Triumph and Treachery in the Reign of Louis XIV

Charles Drazin not only tells a great story; he has also produced a vivid and compelling account of the French court in all its treacherous complexity. A marvellous book * Adrian Tinniswood * This is the story of the seventeenth century's most audacious aesthete brought low by its most elegant tyrant - and it is as fresh, dramatic and poignant today as it was when it first engrossed Europe nearly four hundred years ago. Charles Drazin's refined, meticulous approach is perfectly suited to his protagonist. Stylish and compelling * Lisa Hilton * A gripping account of one of the most spectacular - and tragic - careers in French history * Munro Price *