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2007., Anchor Canada Call No: SC 944.03 L888f Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: 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 devout Catholic, she instilled in her son a strong sense of piety and fought successfully for his right to absolute power. In 1660, Louis married his first cousin, Marie-Thérèse, in a political arrangement. While unfailingly kind to the official "Queen of Versailles," Louis sought others to satisfy his romantic and sexual desires. Fraser weaves insights into the nature of women's religious lives--as well as such practical matters as contraception--into her sweeping portrait of the king, his court, and his ladies.--From publisher description.
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By Coppola, Sofia, 1971- Katz, Ross, 1971- Dunst, Kirsten, 1982- Faithfull, Marianne Coogan, Steve Davis, Judy, 1956- Schwartzman, Jason, 1980- Byrne, Rose Weaver, Al Henderson, Shirley, 1965- Shannon, Molly, 1964- Torn, Rip, 1931- Canonero, Milena Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 1683-1764 Fraser, Antonia, 1932- Columbia Pictures Corporation American Zoetrope (Firm) Pricel (Fir[2007], p2006., General, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Marie Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Tells the story of the 14-year-old ill-fated Archduchess of Austria and later Queen of France. Marie Antoinette has became one of the most misunderstood and abused woman in history, from her birth in Imperial Austria. And how the young woman must grow up in front of the entire country of France.
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-- Quiet as a nun.2005., Adult, Orion Call No: SC Fic Fra Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The first three of Antonia Fraser's gripping Jemima Shore mystery stories in one volume.