Louis XIV and His World

by Ragnhild Hatton

Hardcover

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Ragnhild Marie Hatton was an historian who specialized in seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe. After moving to London from Norway she taught at the London School of Economics from 1949 until her retirement.

Reviews

[PiggyDuke]

This was my first introduction to Louis XIV and as such it definitely managed to give me a good overview. As I am generally a fan of Hatton's writing, I must say I got a little confused from time to time especially in the part explaining his mistresses, and she could've been a bit more thematically stringent as I felt she was jumping around a bit too much. But I acknowledge that she was restrained by the format and intention of the book. Nonetheless, a good read entirely done on the toilet over several months 👍

[Karen]

From the Naz library from 1972. Good info, but a bit dryly formatted.