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Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) France France History Louis XIV, 1643-1715 Fiction France Kings and rulers Fiction Romanticism in art Surrealism Symbolism (Art movement) XIV, King of France Louis 1638-1715 XIV, King of France Louis 1638-1715 Drama XIV, King of France Louis 1638-1715 FictionSummary: In 1667, the powerful king of France, Louis XIV, is but 28 years old when he decides to build Versailles, the greatest palace in the world. After draining the budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV VERSummary: Cardinal Mazarin dies in 1661. The young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, who wants to be prime minister and is looting the treasury. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand. Louis' mistress reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TAKSummary: In 1684 France, Louis XIV, the Sun King, is the most powerful and influential monarch on the planet. But his birthday is approaching along with a rare solar eclipse and he's worried about the future of France. His spiritual advisor, Pr̈e La Chaise, comforts him, while his physician, Dr. Labarthe informs him that scientists believe mermaids contain a life force that grants immortality. Louis...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Gravitas Ventures 2022
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY KINCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD KINCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE KINGulland, Sandra.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GULJefferson, Marci.
Summary: "In 1660, the Restoration of Stuart Monarchy in England returns Frances Stuart and her family to favor. Frances discards threadbare gowns and goes to gilded Fontainebleau Palace, where she soon catches the Sun King's eye. But Frances is no ordinary courtbeauty--she has Stuart secrets to keep and her family to protect. King Louis XIV turns vengeful when she rejects his offer to become his...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JEFCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Jefferson 2014Gulland, Sandra.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GULMobley, Jeannie
Summary: Juliette Pitau, the daughter of a master gem-cutter, hopes to avoid execution by telling the court clerk--who is also her paramour--the story of how King Louis XIV's magnificent blue diamond was stolen. Includes author's note.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MOBKoen, Karleen.
Summary: Assuming the responsibilities of governing France after the death of his prime minister, Louis XIV embarks on a love affair with his sister-in-law, Henriette, triggering a scandal that is complicated by a finance minister's growing power and a mysterious boy with an iron mask.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KOECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KOEFraser, Antonia
Summary: The self-proclaimed Sun King, Louis XIV ruled over the most glorious and extravagant court in seventeenth-century Europe. Now, Antonia Fraser goes behind the well-known tales of Louis's accomplishments and follies, exploring in detail his intimate relationships with women. The king's mother, Anne of Austria, had been in a childless marriage for 22 years before she gave birth to Louis XIV. A...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LOUSteinberg, David
Summary: "Get to know the hilarious true story of King Louis XIV of France and his famous high-heeled shoes!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LOUKoen, Karleen.
Summary: Louis XIV is one of the best-known monarchs ever to grace the French throne. But what was he like as a young man -- the man before Versailles? After the death of his prime minister, twenty-two-year-old Louis steps in to govern France. He's still a young man, but one who, as king, willfully takes all he can get -- including his brother's wife. As the love affair between Louis and Princess...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC KOESummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010