The Age of Louis XIV chronicles the history of European civilization from 1648 to 1715. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the tumultuous rule of the Louis XIV, who ruled France for over seventy years; the artists and leaders of England, including Milton, Jonathan Swift, and the "Merry Monarch," Charles II; the tragic heroism of Sweden's Charles XII and Peter the Great's reign in Russia; the persecution of Jews across Europe; the science and philosophy of Newton, Leibniz, and Spinoza; and the death of Louis XIV, who left his people both destitute and disillusioned.