Wonders of man

King Lous XIV, the Sun King, spared no expense when he decided to transform Versailles into a palace that would awe and inspire those who surrounded and visited him. This book is richly illustrated with photographs, historical paintings, engravings, and drawings and includes memoirs from visitors such as Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. A chronology of French history and genealogy of Frances' royal houses are included in the reference section.

A history of Spain from the time of Ferdinand and Isabella with many illustrations and works of art from such artists as; Sanchez Coello, El Greco, Velazquez and Goya. This book chronicles the tragic history of Philip II's Habsburg successors, the decaen opulence of the Spanish Bourbon's court and the desecration of the Escorial by French troops during Napoleon's 1808 Iberian campaign.