Amidst the chaos and anarchy of civil war-wracked France, one man's spectacular rise and devastating fall was lost to history - until now.
Charles Drazin was born in Hampshire in 1960. He grew up in North London and was educated at Highgate School and Oxford University, where he read Classics. He has worked for many years as a writer and editor, and also teaches at Queen Mary, University of London. His other books include In Search of the Third Man (1999), Korda- Britain's Only Movie Mogul (2002), The Man Who Outshone the Sun King (2008) and The Faber Book of French Cinema (2011).
A gripping account of one of the most spectacular - and tragic -
careers in French history
*Munro Price*
This is the story of the seventeenth century's most audacious
aesthete brought low by its most elegant tyrant - and it is as
fresh, dramatic and poignant today as it was when it first
engrossed Europe nearly four hundred years ago. Charles Drazin's
refined, meticulous approach is perfectly suited to his
protagonist. Stylish and compelling
*Lisa Hilton*
Charles Drazin not only tells a great story; he has also produced a
vivid and compelling account of the French court in all its
treacherous complexity. A marvellous book
*Adrian Tinniswood*
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