Memoirs of the House of Orleans Volume 2 is a historical book written by William Cooke Taylor in 1849. The book provides a detailed account of the House of Orleans, including sketches and anecdotes of the most distinguished characters in France during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It covers the reigns of Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI, as well as the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era. The book also explores the role...