In 1661 the 23 year-old French king Louis the XIV had been on the throne for 18 years when his chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin, died. Louis is reported to have said to his ministers, “It is now ...

You could call Fraser's new book, Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King, a sort of prequel. It was the Sun King (1638-1715) who set himself up as the all-powerful constellation ...

The Hope Diamond Was Once a Symbol for Louis XIV, the Sun King New research indicates that the stone was once specially cut to produce an image of a sun when mounted on a gold background.