Le château de Maintenon au fil des siècles

A fairytale residence of romantic charm, Château de Maintenon is a blend of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Grand Siècle. Its history is inextricably linked with the incredible destiny of Françoise d'Aubigné, favourite and secret wife of King Louis XIV. The imprint of the Sun King is everywhere, from the salons to Vauban's aqueduct and André Le Nôtre's flowerbeds.

In this book, previously unpublished photographs and period documents reveal the changes that transformed the original fortress into a residence for pleasure, and plunge us into the history of France, where we meet some great names: the Marquise de Montespan, Louvois, Racine, the de Noailles family, Chateaubriand, Henri Matisse, Jean Moulin and Winston Churchill.