Excerpt from The Little King: A Story of the Childhood of Louis XIV, King of France Every day - Christmas included - the King had a few hours of rest after dinner. Usually this lax time was devoted to a nap in his private bedroom adjoining the boudoir of his nurse, the Sweet Mam'selle, a name the King had given her and by which she was known throughout the court.
The Little King: A Story of the Childhood of Louis XIV, King of
The Little King. A Story of the Childhood of Louis XIV King of
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