Comprehensive but oddly-paced -- Spawforth is apparently a lateral thinker and there's not really a clear chronology even though it's billed as a biography. Lots of great anecdotes, though.
Comprehensive but oddly-paced -- Spawforth is apparently a lateral thinker and there's not really a clear chronology even though it's billed as a biography. Lots of great anecdotes, though.
It‘s on my bucket list to visit Versailles. I had to grab this book when I saw it on Book Outlet. Again, another one I‘ve yet to read, but Spawforth writes the history of the palace, from its brick and mortar (so to speak) to the political intrigues discussed within its walls. #Foundations #LilithJuly
I absolutely loved this series on Netflix and need some good historical fiction recs about Louis XIV and Versailles. I've read all of Karleen Koens books and can find lots about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette but not as much about the infamous Sun King.
When you find some books you‘ve had on your TBR list on the 1/2 price cart in the local library bookstore....$2 mini-book haul. 👍🏻😁❤️📚
Jane could have visited Versailles, but her #memorabilia would probably have been different than mine. 😀 #austeninaugust @Crinoline_Laphroaig