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The Man Who Outshone the Sun King
The story — straight out of Dumas — of the rise and fall of Nicolas Fouquet, Louis XIV’s first finance minister and the man who “outshone the Sun King.”
Sometime late in 1664, the musketeer D’Artagnan rode beside a heavily-armoured carriage as it rumbled southwards from Paris, carrying his great friend Nicolas Fouquet to internal exile and life imprisonment in the fortress ...more
Sometime late in 1664, the musketeer D’Artagnan rode beside a heavily-armoured carriage as it rumbled southwards from Paris, carrying his great friend Nicolas Fouquet to internal exile and life imprisonment in the fortress ...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
April 6th 2009
by Arrow
(first published September 2nd 2008)
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This is an excellent, highly-readable biography of Nicholas Focquet, Louis XIV’s short-lived Minister of Finance who was imprisoned by the king for embezzlement and treason. The trial and verdict is still on that is debated by scholars. For a more detailed account of my thoughts on this book, go to my research blog: http://tinyurl.com/lg6hva
Sandra Gulland
Author of the Josephine B. Trilogy and Mistress of the Sun
Website: http://www.sandragulland.com/
Blog: http://sandragulland.blogspot.com/
Sandra Gulland
Author of the Josephine B. Trilogy and Mistress of the Sun
Website: http://www.sandragulland.com/
Blog: http://sandragulland.blogspot.com/
11th book of 2010. I had never heard of Nicolas Fouquet until I read this book (shame on me!). Quite a tragic story. If you are interested in the French Monarchy, specifically Louis XIV, this is a must-read.
Reasonable overview of Foucquet's rise and fall. But I came to it straight after loads of Dumas so was wanting more detail. A disapointing lack of maps. Too short, I liked it but wanted more.
Susan *LifeTakesLemons*
marked it as to-read
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