(VIDEO) The Real Versailles. Yes, It’s Yet Another Documentary.
Here is yet another documentary from the BBC entitled, The Real Versailles.
Category: French Royalty
Nicolas Fouquet Marquis de Belle-Île, Vicomte de Melun et Vaux
In French Nicolas Fouquet est sans doute, l’un des personnages les plus fascinants du règne de Louis XIV. Surintendant des finances du roi, découvreur des plus grands artistes du XVIIème siècle,et bâtisseur du splendide château de Vaux le Vicomte Fouquet a connu une ascension fulgurante et l’une des chutes les plus vertigineuses de l’Histoire.
“Elles ont Regné sur Versailles”
Elles ont Regné sur Versailles. En Français.
“Duc d’Aumale: Le Magicien de Chantilly”
Duc d’Aumale: Le Magicien de Chantilly. En Français. 🙂
Remembering His Majesty the Late King Louis XVI of France.
On January 21, 1793, His Majesty King Louis XVI of France, well, lost his head on the Place de la Révolution (known today as Place de la Concorde) in Paris. On January 21, 2013, over 50 commemorative Masses took place throughout France in honor of the late king. Please click here, here, and here to read several articles (in… Read More Remembering His Majesty the Late King Louis XVI of France.
Ludwig XIV
A documentary, in German, about His Majesty King Louis XIV of France, entitled, Ludwig XIV.
François I
François I: The Builder King. The series is in French. Part One, Part Two and Part Three.
Marie-Antoinette
In French “Il y a deux jour, c’était le triste anniversaire de l’assassinat de la reine Marie-Antoinette. Pour la 219éme fois, les français et les royalistes ont honoré la mémoire de cette grande reine, de cette mère qui fut digne jusqu’à la fin alors que la tyrannie parisienne la menait sur l’échafaud. A cette occasion… Read More Marie-Antoinette
“Les Rois de France: Henri IV” and “Louis XIV: Les Passions du Roi Soleil.”
Here are two documentaries (yes, they are in French) entitled, Les Rois de France: Henri IV and Louis XIV: Les Passions du Roi Soleil. The final documentary, Palais de L’Elysee, discusses the history of the palais which is now residence of the President of France.
‘The French Revolution, The Monarchy, and Maximilien Robespierre’ Two Documentaries.
Here are two documentaries regarding the French Revolution “… which abolished the absolute monarchy in France…” The first documentary, produced by the History Channel, is simply entitled, The French Revolution. Overall, the program is okay. The second documentary by the BBC is entitled, Terror Robespierre and the French Revolution. Here is a synopsis: The watchwords of the French… Read More ‘The French Revolution, The Monarchy, and Maximilien Robespierre’ Two Documentaries.
