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1700s: The story behind the life and times of King Louis XV, France’s most well beloved monarch
The Sisters of Versailles
What you need to know before your trail
“The Sisters of Versailles’ tells the true story about King Louis XV, France’s most well beloved monarch and the man who would have several mistresses, many of them from the same family.
Four out of the five Nesle sisters for example: Louise, Pauline, Diane, Marie-Anne became mistresses to King Louis XV.
Letters and conversation between the sisters tells the story behind the royal curtain..
They say truth is stranger than fiction….
Travel Guide
The story of the Nesle sisters
If you think you suffer or have suffered from sibling rivalry, then read this and be prepared to change your mind! Four out of five sisters who for various reasons and also because what the King asked for, the King got, ended up as the mistress of the King of France. And often at the same time.
He was France’s most beloved King and certainly the most notorious. How could four sisters become like the French equivalents of the Boleyn sisters where both of these had affairs and bore children with Henry VIII?
This was the scandal of the century and the scandal which rocked France.
Chateau de Versailles – This amazing place has to be seen to be believed and to read this book where the events really took place is an amazing experience and booktrail.
sallychristieauthor.com– For a brief description of the sisters themselves, the author has included a nice bio of each one – but read with caution as it does give the story away!
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: The Sisters of Versailles
Author/ Guide: Sally Christie Destination: Versailles Departure Time: 1700s
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