Witnesses of our history, theater of romantic events often extravagant, these monuments reveal their secrets in this very thick book! It could have been called "the dictionary of the castles of France" ...
It is a romantic opportunity to revisit the keys to our past and to meditate on the scenes of the great events of history.
Thus Juliette BENZONI takes us with his peculiar writing in the wake of these warriors, these gentlemen (and often tappers ...) in the places they have built or desired, inhabited or haunted ... to know their wanderings, their destinies often unconventional and often encounter the mystery of their personality.
We visit the classics: Chenonceau, Chambort, Château Gaillard, Combourg, Carrouges where knights éprenaient fairies ... at the Elysee Palace, the scene of many dramas! But above! we become aware of a number of "small" anonymous castles which have often had a great and tragic story.
In these stories, the legend of the place mixes with reality to better make us dream.
Warning! This high volume is not read in one sitting. It would be indigestible ...
The stories are often of uneven quality, but extremely interesting.
For Juliette BENZONI
For the History of France
You must read this thick volume (in small doses ...)
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