The Road to Compiégne - Jean Plaidy

No longer the well-beloved, Louis XV is becoming ever more unpopular- the huge expense of his court and decades of costly warfare having taken their toll. As the discontent grows, Louis seeks refuge in his extravagances and his mistress, the powerfull Marquise de Pompadour. Suspicious, plots and rivalry are rife as Louis' daghters and lovers jostle fo his attention ahd their own standing at Court.Ignoring the unrest in Paris, Louis continues to indulge in frivolities. But how long will Paris stay silent when the death of te Marquise de Pompadour lads to yet another mistress influencing the King?  

data wydania

2007 (data przybliżona)

ISBN

9780099493372

liczba stron

386

język

angielski