The man in the iron mask : the truth about Europe's most famous prisoner
Wilkinson, Josephine2021
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This work brings to life the true story of this mysterious man and follows his journey through four prisons and across decades of time. It introduces the reader to those with whom he shared his imprisonment, those who had charge of him and those who decided his fate. 'The Man in the Iron Mask' is one of the most enduring mysteries of Louis XIV's reign, but, above all, it is a human story. Using contemporary documents, this book shows what life was really like for state prisoners in seventeenth-century France and offers tantalising insight into why this mysterious man was arrested and why, several years later, his story would become one of France's most intriguing legends.
Main title:
The man in the iron mask : the truth about Europe's most famous prisoner / Josephine Wilkinson.
Author:
Wilkinson, Josephine, author
Imprint:
Stroud : Amberley Publishing, 2021.
Collation:
288 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781445693927 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
944.033092944.033944.033 WILK
Language:
English
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BRN:
2528625
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