- Publisher: Amberley
- Year: 2021
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 288pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 240x163mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.5kg
- ISBN: 9781445693927
- Product code: 515521
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Truth About Europe's Most Famous Prisoner
Josephine Wilkinson New Hardback Illustrated
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Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure was based on the true story of a man arrested in about 1670 and kept in prisons including the Bastille and the Fortress of Pignerol for over 30 years until his death. Rather than an iron mask, his face was hidden behind a mask of black velvet. The author investigates his possible identity and why he was imprisoned, and explains the social history of the time.
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The Man in the Iron Mask has all the hallmarks of a thrilling adventure story: a glamorous and all-powerful king, ambitious ministers, a cruel and despotic gaoler, dark and sinister dungeons - and a secret prisoner. It is easy for forget that this story, made famous by Alexandre Dumas, is that of a real person, who spent more than thirty years in the prison system of Louis XIV's France never to be freed.
This book brings to life the true story of this mysterious man and follows his journey through four prisons and across decades of time. It introduces the reader to those with whom he shared his imprisonment, those who had charge of him and those who decided his fate.
The Man in the Iron Mask is one of the most enduring mysteries of Louis XIV's reign, but, above all, it is a human story. Using contemporary documents, this book shows what life was really like for state prisoners in seventeenth-century France and offers tantalising insight into why this mysterious man was arrested and why, several years later, his story would become one of France's most intriguing legends.
This book brings to life the true story of this mysterious man and follows his journey through four prisons and across decades of time. It introduces the reader to those with whom he shared his imprisonment, those who had charge of him and those who decided his fate.
The Man in the Iron Mask is one of the most enduring mysteries of Louis XIV's reign, but, above all, it is a human story. Using contemporary documents, this book shows what life was really like for state prisoners in seventeenth-century France and offers tantalising insight into why this mysterious man was arrested and why, several years later, his story would become one of France's most intriguing legends.
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Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure was based on the true story of a man arrested in about 1670 and kept in prisons including the Bastille and the Fortress of Pignerol for over 30 years until his death. Rather than an iron mask, his face was hidden behind a mask of black velvet. The author investigates his possible identity and why he was imprisoned, and explains the social history of the time.
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Josephine Wilkinson
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240x163mm
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Hardback
Early Modern: 1450-1700
