The Sun King.; LOUIS XIV. AND THE ZENITH OF THE FRENCH MONARCHY. Heroes of the Nation Series. By Arthur Hassall. 12mo. New-York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. $1.50.

King Louis XIV was known as the Sun King, and is to this day the longest-ever serving monarch in the world - much like Taylor's long reign at the top of the charts.

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 ...

To make the Palace of Versailles grounds suitable for Olympic competition, large-scale construction took place at the UNESCO world heritage site.

The irony is that Donald Trump is not governing like Louis XIV, and we would probably be better off if he did. The Sun King massively invested in science, technology, the arts, and intellectual ...

But the golden age he hearkens to in his office decor is “Le Grand Siècle” (The Great Century) of the French monarchy under King Louis XIV, a.k.a. the guy who built Versailles. Story ...

In the summer of 1685, France was ready to celebrate. The previous year, Sun King Louis XIV had signed the Truce of Ratisbon, which ended the War of the Reunions against Spain and the Holy Roman ...

The future Louis XIV was born in 1638 at the royal palace of his father, King Louis XIII, and his mother, Queen Anne. Born into ostentatious luxury and unlimited power, he wanted for nothing.

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 ...