The Man Who Outshone the Sun King [Book]

Sometime late in 1664 - the musketeer D'Artagnan rode beside a heavily-armoured carriage as it rumbled slowly southwards from Paris - carrying his great friend Nicolas Fouquet to internal exile and life imprisonment in the fortress of Pignerol.

Sometime late in 1664 - the musketeer D'Artagnan rode beside a heavily-armoured carriage as it rumbled slowly southwards from Paris - carrying his great friend Nicolas Fouquet to internal exile and life imprisonment in the fortress of Pignerol.

The Man Who Outshone the Sun King [Book]

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