![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Goubert is a past master, and his subtle portrayal of the great social trends of the age deserves to be widely read.”- Times Literary Supplement should serve a generation of student and general readers as the essential introduction to the France of Louis XIV.”- The American Historical Review It is safe to recommend the work as the best book available on the subject for the educated layman.”- Kirkus Reviews Louis XIV and twenty million Frenchmen / by: Goubert, Pierre Published: (1972) Louis XIV et vingt millions de Français. Imprint: New York : Pantheon Books, 1970 Description. Praise for Louis XIV and Twenty Million Frenchman Uniform title: Louis XIV et vingt millions de Français. Written by an authority on 17th century Europe, Pierre Goubert not only outlines the life the famous “Sun King." but the millions of subjects under his rule, and the effects his choices had on the them. Ruling for three quarters of a century, the King of France had the longest reign in European history, and the effects of his rule would create the conditions that would lead to the French Revolution. Louis XIV is one of history’s most notorious rulers. ![]()
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