Something new under the sun, neglected by historians for 300 years, motivates English biographer Antonia Fraser. She explores the influence of women on the life of Louis XIV, France's dazzling Sun ...

You could call Fraser's new book, Love and Louis XIV: ... It was the Sun King (1638-1715) who set himself up as the all-powerful constellation around which his court, ...

The exhibit "Louis XIV: The Man and the King" gives visitors the 17th century ruler in all his varied incarnations. A massive oil painting shows the cherub-faced child who ascended to the throne ...

King Louis XIV ruled from 1643 to 1715 — a total of 72 years, the longest of any European sovereign to this day. Queen Elizabeth II, for context, reigned for 70 years. He had a public love for ...

In 1661 the 23 year-old French king Louis the XIV had been on the throne for 18 years when his chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin, died. Louis is reported to have said to his ministers, “It is now ...

In the summer of 1685, France was ready to celebrate. The previous year, Sun King Louis XIV had signed the Truce of Ratisbon, which ended the War of the Reunions against Spain and the Holy Roman ...

Rumors of a mysterious prisoner during the reign of King Louis XIV became legend after Alexandre Dumas wrote his famous tale. His true identity remains a subject of speculation.

It is the late 17th century, and King Louis XIV is at the pinnacle of his power. Versailles is the hub of the French aristocracy, a great beehive dripping with honey — and bristling with stingers.

Louis - handsome, virile, rich, and above all, king - would have had mistresses in any case, even if Marie-Thérèse had not been so dull. A near affair with his sister-in-law Henriette, sister of ...

In 1661 the 23 year-old French king Louis the XIV had been on the throne for 18 years when his chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin, died. Louis is reported to have said to his ministers, “It is now ...