Châteaux of Ill Fortune
Robert Knecht visits two of France’s most remarkable châteaux, which stand as monuments to the ambitions of their upwardly mobile creators Thomas Bohier and Nicolas Fouquet.
The châteaux of Chenonceau and Vaux-le-Vicomte – today among the premier tourist sites of France, and seen as shining exemplars of the glories of the nation’s architectural heritage – also bear witness to the insolvency and ingratitude of the French monarchy across two centuries.
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