Western Civilization II / Unit 1 WC2 0006 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Louis XIV, 1643 to 1715: The Sun King as Propagandist
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The idea
Mazarin died in sixteen sixty-one; Louis, twenty-three, took full power and ruled until seventeen fifteen, a reign of fifty-four years. He played Apollo, the Sun King, in a court ballet, and teams of artists and architects staged his glory.
In practice
Reign from sixteen forty-three counts his childhood; personal rule began in sixteen sixty-one.
Where people slip
The anchor calls him a master marketer. Display was policy.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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