Monarchy: A Study of Louis XIV

by Roger Buck, Unknown Author

In this 1938 masterpiece, Hilaire Belloc poses a thought-provoking Monarchy or Plutocracy? Having witnessed the rise of secretive capitalistic elites, Belloc, now older and wiser, realized that the liberal revolutions of his youth had not led to true democracy. Many today share similar suspicions about powerful entities like Wall Street, Washington, and the World Economic Forum. Could a Catholic Monarchy, favoring Distributism and genuine democracy, be the solution? This book, while ostensibly a biography of Louis XIV, delves deeper into the enigmatic nature of monarchy. Belloc emphasizes the inherent conflict between monarchy and financial power. In 17th-century France, Louis XIV successfully challenged the new financial elites, unlike his cousin James II in England. This epic tale explores the triumph of capitalism in the emerging Anglosphere and a Catholic king's alternative path in France. It offers profound insights into French royalty, European traditions, and economic justice.

Unknown Binding

About the author

Roger Buck is a Catholic convert who once lived at Findhorn, Scotland - probably the most renowned New Age community in the world. He is passionate about Ireland, where he now lives with his beloved wife.

He is the author of Cor Jesu Sacratissimum and a traditional Catholic website of the same name.

THE GENTLE TRADITIONALIST is his first book and the opening chapter can be read online here:

http://corjesusacratissimum.org/2015/...

His latest book is The Gentle Traditionalist Returns