French Revolution Series by Jean Plaidy

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  • Louis the Well Beloved (French Revolution #1)
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    Louis the Well Beloved (French Revolution #1)

    Jean Plaidy

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2007

    First volume in the French Revolution series; the people wanted to see their Louis as king in his own right, bringing back glory to France and prosperity to their hearths, but Louis cared only for the thrills of hunting and gambling, the excitements of war, until even these paled before the sensual delights offered by a succession of mistresses from beautiful waiting women to the celebrated Marquise de Pompadour: the early years of Louis XV and the women who ruled him.

  • Flaunting, Extravagant Queen (French Revolution #3)
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    Flaunting, Extravagant Queen (French Revolution #3)

    Jean Plaidy

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2007

    At the age of fifteen, Marie Antoinette, beautiful and charming bride to the impotent Dauphin, is plunged into the intrigue of Versailles. Frivolous and reckless, she flouts the strict and demanding etiquette of the glittering court, and discovers the true nature of hate . . . and love. But the clouds of revolution are overhead, and Marie Antoinette, who only wished to enjoy life, learns too late that the price of her enjoyment is very high...

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