Louis the Beloved: The Life of Louis XV

Rating:
Summary: Well written but overly flattering review of Louis XV
Review: I thought this to be a well written book, and very easy to read. Having read some prior works on Louis XV (as well as Madame de Pompadour), I thought that the portrayal was overly flattering. One would have thought that Louis XV was the greatest King of France, and by the end of the book, one feels that truly all the disasters that happened or would befall the monarchy were someone else's fault.

Rating:
Summary: Well written but overly flattering review of Louis XV
Review: I thought this to be a well written book, and very easy to read. Having read some prior works on Louis XV (as well as Madame de Pompadour), I thought that the portrayal was overly flattering. One would have thought that Louis XV was the greatest King of France, and by the end of the book, one feels that truly all the disasters that happened or would befall the monarchy were someone else's fault.