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Love and Louis XIV The Women in the Life of the Sun King Antonia Fraser Books

I found Antonia Fraser’s book insightful, well-written, and witty. Although by no means a comprehensive study, it does provide an excellent introduction to the women and loves of Louis XIV’s life. I admit, I smirked and laughed on more than one occasion as Fraser described the hypocrisy of court life, the biting and sarcastic insights of the Duchesse d’Orleans (Liselotte), and the antics and schemes of the Marquise de Montespan as she attempted to snare and keep Louis XIV. I also enjoyed reading about Adelaide of Savoy (there seems to be very little written about her in general) and Louis XIV’s devotion to her in his twilight years. Overall, the book adds to the history of Louis XIV and shows the importance of the women in his life.


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Love and Louis XIV The Women in the Life of the Sun King Antonia Fraser Books Reviews

As always, Antonia Fraser has done extensive research and is remarkably informed on her subject matter. This is a great way of clarifying the complicated names and relationships in the TV series Versailles. No fiction in the book, but interesting to compare reality vs. TV show. Versailles is reasonably accurate.
Very interesting. I've learned more about history in these books than in my entire time in school! If they taught history as it actually was, I'm sure more students would love history class!
We went to Paris for a week and learned so much about the history and line of Kings. I fell in love with The Sun King and also enjoyed watching the series on Versaille. This book covers all his women
Love and Louis XIV is a superbly researched book about the many loves of Louis XIV, perhaps the most interesting monarch to have ever lived, and certainly to have ever ruled la belle France.

WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? Readers who would like to learn more about Louis XIV's love life and the psychology behind what made him so randy! This is the perfect book for readers who find themselves asking these questions Did Louis XIV marry? Did he love his wife? If so, why did he have so many mistresses? Why did he sometimes appear so cold, so cruel to those nearest to him? What happened to the young Louis that made him unable to remain interested/faithful to one woman?

****Note, if you are looking for a comprehensive biography about the Sun King, one that covers his life, not just his love life, I would highly recommend LOUIS XIV by Olivier Bernier (an expert on French culture and history)****

Antonia Fraser is a supremely talented author, deftly weaving pertinent facts, interesting tidbits, and riveting story-telling. Her books are my beach-reads. Forget chick-lit, murder mysteries, or romance novels, there's more romance and intrigue in one of Antonia Fraser's books and what makes it more thrilling to read is that it all really happened!
This is a fascinating book about women who influenced Louis XIV. It's not salacious, it's just really, really interesting, and has lots of detail that I'd never known before. I read a lot of European history both non-fiction and fiction, and this is one of the best.
Easy read, Fraser humanizes these figures and makes familiar history seem new. I love that we are seeing Louis XIV through the lens of the women around him. While the title makes you think that this is solely about his conquests and mistresses, it is also about the other important women that surrounded him and influenced history through him. Enjoyed so much I purchased her "Marie Antoinette" to read next.
I want so badly to like this book. I’m about halfway through and I’ve gathered that

A.) You basically can’t dig into this book without basic knowledge on France and basic French (unless you’re willing to use a translator).
B.) Antonia Fraser thinks her book may be undesirable to readers if she does not add a sophisticated word in almost every sentence. It’s unnecessary. It’s almost as if when writing this book she sat there with a thesaurus open to turn what would be perfectly good and descriptive words into unnecessary chances to make herself seem highly intelligent. It’s just adding confusion to the book as a whole.
C.) You are probably going to be confused anyways unless you’re very good with remembering a countless number of names of people and their nicknames. Of course, they’re listed in the beginning in the book but no one wants to flip back and forth to figure out who Antonia is writing about. In one page you’ll read Madame this, Queen that, Marquis this, King that, Charles this, etc. You can find yourself reading about ONE person but they’re being referenced in three different ways all in the span of one page. It’s completely confusing.

Up to this point, I’ve honestly found points in the book where I’ve been so enthralled and downright mesmerized. Other parts, with all of the confusion and unnecessary usage of vocabulary you need a degree from Harvard to understand and the countless amount of people talked about, it’s gotten frustrating quick.

Not a bad book but not a wonderful book either. I wanna learn about Louis and compare the Ovation show “Versailles” to it and have fun with it.
I found Antonia Fraser’s book insightful, well-written, and witty. Although by no means a comprehensive study, it does provide an excellent introduction to the women and loves of Louis XIV’s life. I admit, I smirked and laughed on more than one occasion as Fraser described the hypocrisy of court life, the biting and sarcastic insights of the Duchesse d’Orleans (Liselotte), and the antics and schemes of the Marquise de Montespan as she attempted to snare and keep Louis XIV. I also enjoyed reading about Adelaide of Savoy (there seems to be very little written about her in general) and Louis XIV’s devotion to her in his twilight years. Overall, the book adds to the history of Louis XIV and shows the importance of the women in his life.