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The Man in the Iron Mask

Name: The Man in the Iron Mask
Author: Wilkinson Josephine

The True Story of Europe's Most Famous Prisoner

Wilkinson Josephine,

352 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

The Man in the Iron Mask

The True Story of Europe's Most Famous Prisoner

Wilkinson Josephine,

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A vivid, dramatic, and eye-opening historical narrative, The Man in the Iron Mask reveals the story behind the most enduring mystery of Louis XIV's reign. TheMan in the Iron Mask has all the hallmarksof a thrilling adventure story: a glamorous and all-powerful king, ambitiousministers, a cruel and despotic jailor, dark and sinister dungeons—and asecret prisoner. It is easy for forget that this story, made famous byAlexandre Dumas, is that of a real person, Eustache Danger, who spent more than thirty years inthe prisonsystem of Louis XIV's France—never to be freed.This narrative brings to life the truestory of this mysterious man and follows his journey through four prisons andacross decades of time. It introduces the reader to those with whom he sharedhisimprisonment, those who had charge of him, and those who decided his tragic fate. The Man in the Iron Mask reveals one of the mostenduring mysteries of Louis XIV's reign; but it is, above all, a human story.Using contemporary documents, this book shows what life was reallylike forstate prisoners in seventeenth-century France—and offers tantalising insightinto why this mysterious man was arrested and why, several years later, hisstory would become one ofFrance's most intriguing legends that still sparks debate and controversy today.

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Publisher

Pegasus Books

Year

2021

ISBN

9781643137438

Topic

History

Subtopic

French History

Index

History

Cover
Title Page
Chapter One: “Only a Valet”
Chapter Two: Nicolas Foucquet
Chapter Three: The Comte de Lauzun
Chapter Four: The Fateful Encounter
Chapter Five: Mystery
Chapter Six: Matthioli
Chapter Seven: Stat spes
Chapter Eight: La Tour d’en bas
Chapter Nine: Exilles
Chapter Ten: The Île Sainte-Marguerite
Chapter Eleven: The Bastille
Chapter Twelve: Legends of the Iron Mask
Chapter Thirteen: The Man in the Iron Mask
Photographs
About the Author
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
Copyright