France's Secret Versailles: Fontainebleau Palace | Building a Royal Palace | Real Royalty

Along with Versailles, Fontainebleau is one of the most imposing palaces in France. It's incredible royal history and a 1,500 rooms attract over 10 million visitors each year. From Francis I's gallery, built before Versailles' hall of mirrors, to its spectacular gardens, there is not another palace like it in the world.
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[@brennaag]

I’d watch it with ads if it was free. I can’t sign up for another paid streaming service especially if it’s offering only one genre of tv. Even if it’s my favorite genre.

[@catbriggs8362]

We went through Fontainebleau when I was in High School. It was incredible. We had a great tour guide. The beds were surprisingly short. He said people were shorter then. The gardens are spectacular!

[@Maine733]

Also for a long time people would not sleep laying flat on the bed but more in a sitting position. Only the deads would be laid flat.

[@manmaje3596]

The large rooms make the beds deceivingly small. Believe me they are large beds. I’ve had the same thoughts when touring palaces and stately homes in England and even once asked why are the beds so small? I was quickly told the bed is 10 foot long and all of the luxurious pillows, upholstery and brocades make is seem smaller. Then we have to take into consideration the size of the bed frame around the mattress and the grandeur of the room which makes the actual sleeping space seem really squeezed down and shrunk. It’s really just an illusion but an unintended one.

[@PunkSlap]

One of my fondest memories living in France was visiting Fontainebleau and touring the Loire Valley.

[@therealhellkitty5388]

I have a cousin who lived a few blocks from the palace. He took me on a tour of it and it is truly stunning… I’ll always remember that the hallways just went on and on and on. Truly incredible.

[@terri200]

Visited there a little over 40 years ago. My sister lived in France with her husband. We drove there it was fabulous. The grounds were amazing.

[@InnateNobility]

There are many palaces and castles just as fascinating, if not even more so, than the main tourist attractions. Fontainebleau, Blois, Chenonceau, Saint Germain-en-Laye, and Chambord are stunning. I would visit those first before Versailles.

[@paullewis2413]

I agree with you. Though Versailles needs to be seen it suffers from over popularity which can ruin the experience. The best thing is to visit the Trianons in the grounds, they are wonderful and give a much better experience. The organised bus tours generally avoid these because of time considerations.

[@omarbain2946]

Disgusting excess, on the back of slave's

[@RoxanneCarnePersonalStylist]

Chenonceau is my absolute favorite. Can’t wait to visit that château again someday!

[@chiptenor]

Spectacular historical palace....beyond words! Wonderful video and documentary! Totally inspiring!

[@Soda3000Pop]

All of the French chateaus are magnificent, look at the architecture, the gardens, the fountains, the dovecotes, the turrets, wow it’s just beautiful!❤

[@lilyofthevalley5586]

I was there! Another ancestral home. Beautiful! Thank you for this wonderful video.🌞

[@Annkeo]

What a warm and inviting castle!

[@luzvaldes1030]

What a spectacular documentary! I expect to be going to Fontainbleau in 2022, and I’m so glad that I was able to get some history prior to my trip

[@marvwatkins7029]

You know how it is: you inherit your folks' place, the home you grew up in and sure, you want to make a few improvements. It's pretty common. It's just a matter and question of scale, time and money. Joe Average adds on a wing. The new King of France adds on a lot.

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[@maufo1471]

The musical choices... it's like watching MacGyver. Super tense soundtrack. The voice overs too.

[@annethomas9302]

How desperately do we need a break… now the saying (Wake up and smell the coffee )comes to mind.

[@chase8532]

The music being played during this is unreal! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@marvwatkins7029]

When I was in high school, we "just" went to Versailles. Wouldn't mind a visit.

[@dancisney1829]

Beautiful! I'd love to visit there and wish I could live in a house!

[@AngelaDeLucaFit]

My ancestors went through so much.

[@sheilawhite7044]

I visited Fontainebleau many years ago so it was lovely to see it again. However, there are some historical errors. Philibert Delorme's staircase was not commissioned by Louis XIII. Delorme did the staircase for Francis I (Francois Premier) or Henri II. It is said to be in the mannerist style (prominent features are elongated). It's important that Delorme was French because the earlier artists/architects were hired by Francis from Italy. He wanted to be sure his gallery was truly renaissance style. He didn't need foreigners by the end of his reign to create renaissance structures, the French had adapted the renaissance style for French tastes. There is a chronological error. Henri IV 's grandfather was not Francois Ier. Henri IV's mother was Jeanne d'Albret, the daughter of Francois's sister Marguerite of Navarre. Francis had married off his sister to the Bourbon king of Navarre. The best that could be said is that Henri IV's uncle was Francois. None of this makes a difference to the beauty of Fontainebleau but it's nice if those involved get the credit for what they did.

[@sheilawhite7044]

@@PeanutANDTinyCat Thank you.

[@babybutchie]

Very impressive to see someone with your scholarship make these enhancements and corrections.

[@ravenatcemetery3865]

No you didn't

[@sheilawhite7044]

@@babybutchie Thank you. Every so often there's an opportunity to use the things learned long ago.

[@Yoliplanting]

Thank you for stating this

[@jacquesrenou2850]

Cheninceau was once owned by my ancestors prior to king Francis who is also one of my great grandfather's.Chenonceau was owned by the Boye family and was lost in a gambling debt,so the family history states .Some of The Boye family sailed off or were sent off to New France as explorers who were among the first white European people from France to settle present day Canada.

[@jeanettedellicarpini5616]

That’s some ancestral history.

[@marvwatkins7029]

The Monarch, the Sovereign, is sacred and must be protected intensively and vigorously at all costs. Vive Le Roy! Vive La France! (Or at least he used to be back in the 'good' old days.)

[@craigr6842]

Good old days of surfs and Peasants?

[@franklesser5655]

Versailles is very grand but Fontainebleau is more casual and homey, a place to take your shoes off and relax.

[@timothylaws4549]

incredible

[@metropcs7560]

Thank you for sharing!!!

[@lauralaladarling3775]

Thank you for an amazingly detailed video and narrative of Fontainebleau. Absolutely wonderful. Thank you too, for historical corrections, by Sheila, in the comments! One would have hoped, the history-experts would have been more thorough with research to present correct information. Xxxxx

[@JelMain]

Porte doesn't just mean door, it also means Gate. As in Brussels' Porte de Hal, the old Hal Gate, once part of the town walls.

[@laurieanne9712]

The music was so loud with this, it was distracting--was it really necessary?? Plenty of drama in the palace itself! Hope this helps for a future documentary!

[@KellieEverts--conductsNightTra]

Wow, just amazing.

[@marvwatkins7029]

Interesting that sandstone is typically thought of as an weaker stone. The more deeper red type is. My old church was made of it and it flaked away fairly easily. And that building was erected less than 100 years ago.

[@Lovebeing543]

And they built all this with shovel, cart and horse, and no bathrooms. ok,,,,riight.

[@lalalisa9307]

Regardless of the dark history Versailles has stood for hundreds of years what engineering!! Without modern equipment. Versailles is beautiful France should always be proud of it

[@raulgutierrezconstante8119]

There is a mistake in the narration, Henry IV is NOT Francis' I grandson, Henry first marriage was to Margaret, grandaughter of Francis, being daughter of Henry II. Besides Henry IV was the first king of the House of Bourbon while Francis belonged to the House of Valois. Francis was grandfather of the the last 3 House of Valois Kings: Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III.

[@shannonlevo1433]

Happy New Year 2022 King France.

[@Simone_85]

It’s us and not hurting. Congratulations Minah Simone.

[@LaloPotterJr]

wowo, quite amazing place

[@cherylcallahan5402]

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[@Abi-kh1np]

what do they charge n what for?

[@lauralaladarling3775]

Thank you Yuri for this valuable information. This is a disgrace and should be reported to whomever deals with correct trading practices. So sorry you are in this unjust situation. Good luck with sorting it out. Xxx

[@richardbennett4365]

A salamander is an amphibian, not a reptile.

[@PauloAdriano-zo2ng]

Really? Who knew? 🤔 I hear salamander is best eaten with coriander. 😋

[@gmicg]

It seems also that a part of the castle was used by NATO before 1967.

[@cedricsmith8188]

Amazing, wow. I wonder do people that build amazing things like this are they born with those skills I mean thee actual workers? Thee ruler has thee vision and his people have thee labor force and skills but I don't know how because it is so beautiful, amazing.

[@jaybon625]

catherine de me-dee-chi(medici)

[@ugolino453]

No, "Catherine de Médicis" is actually the correct French pronunciation of this French Queen, with he "c" pronounced "à la française" and with a final "s" .also pronounced.

[@Luke_05]

I’d love to live in a house like this when I’m older

[@boxsterman77]

Not me. Entirely too fussy. It's beautiful to look at, but I don't need all that.

[@StatelessPerson]

I don't think Frances I was the grandfather of Henri IV.

[@tigermagda]

Please fire the sonoplast. Soundtrack is obnoxious and off putting.

[@earlybird6409]

Francis I was NOT Henry IV’ s grandfather. He was a distant cousin.

[@ucheokoroafor8273]

Grand uncle. H

[@americanlibertyrights]

In our experience with industry and contracting, the king probably found those in Africa familiar with the moving of stones up and down the Nile to become his professional "movers", to transport the limestone to Fontainebleau. It would make sense for us to do likewise.

[@MH-tn3pp]

Versailles was destroyed and renovated, Fontainebleau was not. It looks old, cracked wooden floors. It;s very moving to see a real old castle. It’s so beautiful.

[@CooManTunes]

Do they serve hot wings w/ ranch there? I also expect a place to hang my coat, when I get home from work. Thanks. My people will get in touch with your people.

[@lilyofthevalley5586]

Ughhhh Napoleon always has to get into the act!

[@qizhenliu1356]

I performed in it :)

[@annethomas9302]

Strutting there stuff…

[@robnewman6101]

I miss the Monarchy of France so much. The Kingdom. I wish it could be a Royalist Country today. Such a shame its not.

[@robnewman6101]

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[@robnewman6101]

😢💔

[@callmethecommentcountess9329]

This guy also had an alliance with he Henry eights

[@kenth151]

Yeah its nice... but would not want to paint it.

[@fartywood3917]

Looks like a council estate for the kings 😂😂😂😂

[@annetteturner5954]

I just found out one of my Ancestors we're over the it back on the day.

[@jjh2456]

Fontainbleau>Versailles. I said what I said.

[@carlyluvs49]

The narrator is not pronouncing Catherine De Medici’s name correctly. It’s irritating.

[@ahistoryperson9983]

Hmm! Shocking that with all of our technology we have now we can’t make anything even close to these gems of architecture!!!! So, that means we didn’t! Especially with horse and buggy 🤣 Who did this is the question???

[@tarotgalaxy6822]

Yes who??? We have had history concealed and hidden from us. Of course everything is controlled just like the news media today.

[@CooManTunes]

We should be using our technology to turn our southern border into a high-tech '38th Parallel', that zaps foreign criminals trying to cross illegally.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

Did you know every Palace, even ones built over a century before, are Versailles'? For @#£%'s sake the Palace is awesome on it's own. Is this the one with the crazy staircase?

[@Kimosabe-]

Incredible. Absolutely none of the construction story is true, it's truly - incredible.

[@boxsterman77]

How can they say "never before has such a large canal been built?" In the 11th century, Angor Wat features a 35 kilometer canal. The Egyptians may have built as long a canal which they started in 610 BC. Quit allowing your Eurocentrism to taint your treatment of history.

[@Thedarkestduchess]

Shut up!! Jesus

[@gracedruien5268]

I believe they specifically state that nothing that large had been built in France. Quit allowing yourself to get worked up over literally nothing.

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

9:53 Kaiser Karl V wasn't the German Emperor because at that time there was no such thing as Germany. HI&RH Karl V was the ROMAN EMPEROR. By that time referred to as The Holy Roman Emperor . Germany was illicitly but officially created in AD 1871.

[@annethomas9302]

I remember during a school exchange with France my daughter took part . The young boy was very nice and pleasant but did not particularly like certain food we presented him with and threw his lunch box into our garden along with his leather gloves which were not cleaned to hi s liking . Spoiled brat…found empty alcohol bottles when he left.

[@samiam619]

He must have lost weight during his time with you! 😀

[@fredarcher7264]

I found History Hit very expensive for what it is and rather dull . If you were thinking about taking out a subscription I would say don't waste your money.

[@gasparocelloman9852]

Louis and his ancestors need a new tailor.

[@AzariusAndrew23]

❤❤❤

[@carlalindsey9371]

I don't do windows 😂

[@samiam619]

You get to scrub the floor! On your hands and knees like my parents witnessed while at some Stately Home in England.

[@xavier01110]

Annoying soundtrack and weird American accent ruined the video.

[@vickiharden5778]

I'm American & the accent sounded British to me.

[@amandala444]

This narrator’s mispronunciation of “Medici” and “aegis” and even “Fontaineblea” gets annoying, marring an otherwise informative documentary.

[@ugolino453]

You are right about his mispronunciation of "Fontainebleau", which is quite annoying... and wrong about the way he says "Catherine de Médicis", the correct French pronunciation of this... queen of France's name.

[@purplesanchez8543]

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[@emfmedicalexpert407]

Fix the limey accent Mary Poppins "In Hartford Hampshire Hurricanes hardly happen"

[@shelbygauthier-owensby4369]

Australia does not get it. Not one of my husband's.

[@williammorris3303]

I cant help but wonder if Hitler ever walked the halls of that castle

[@kelleeblack539]

No thanks

[@dwighthall3501]

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[@christianneforman40]

So many empty buildings that could use to shelter all of the homeless people on earth and then some and just they keep to make more money for themselves. People are selfish.

[@ugolino453]

Any free space in your place, by the way ?

[@MaryPinkHair]

I have just started watching and my first question is... was there life/human beings outside of Fontainebleau or was the only life that mattered inside of Fontainebleau. I'm guessing that they did like to travel so I guess that answers my question. hee hee

[@brt5273]

26:44 Are those peeing dogs????

[@marvwatkins7029]

I know what you're all thinking: I deserve a place like that. Keep dreaming folks. As for me, in all modesty, I do. But I'm a little short of cash right now. But any contributions y'all be willing to generously give would be most appreciated. And once residing and relaxing in my exact duplicate, who knows? I may actually on occasion think of you. Vive moi!

[@japanologMK]

And you skipped Louis XIII...

[@sawahtb]

The people of France paid for it and went hungry, until they stopped that nonsense. Nice buildings.

[@Soda3000Pop]

Stop hating on Prince Harry and Meghan, Stop the hate! God is love and those who are of God loveth!

[@aman_le_grand]

Relax ... breath... this is not about them

[@samvanderpoel7004]

Sjeez how is this dude pronouncing Medici

[@Anil18834]

I'm sorry, but I find it laughable that the story of this palace is being told here from Francis I's perspective. Am I truly expected to believe he was a statesmen, an architect, an engineer, a sportsman, etc. It's obvious while he may have had a vision, he had a team, which he chose not to credit.

[@PioloBisnar]

I'm terrified on how they pronounced the "Medici"

[@desoterica7453]

Or fontaine-blow 😂😂😂

[@boatsoar2557]

They not tell us. If I cry, it's bad. I'm the guy they hit for clout in a store when it ain't necessary. Now hopefully that will dismay again. ✨Walk it through. July 4th 1776 White(as they in know or lack say about origin) kill a Nations civilians also troops to avoid taxes in final defeat. The last defeat. It was for years. Britain in was in the Islands. ✨What do men do on vacation in islands? Better still. The British man that, were called Romans. Romans conquered yes.✨ Travelling to Africa Middle East linked, most of Europe, then hit England, handle new new name also new flag. England called United✨ Kingdom as in many relatives or dynasties in loyalty to each blood in spirit. Roman time span is hundreds of years before. Like 5 to 8 parents before England trip. 8 Mom to kid. Then still English own citizens travel to a wooden✨ land to buy a house in a new city being developed✨. They not want to pay taxes so they kill. Thats a thing called the Boston Tea Party. So there after they claim✨ enslavement stem from voyages to Africa which they not really portray as yes. That is joy if that is true ya'll better say Thank God. If not true see this. In 1801 they selling😢 enslaved persons from Africa. Now they not say it so know that America was a name change also they chop am screw the English accent. How they not gonna pay taxes on houses they own, kill the ✨civilians of neighbors overthrow government, set up a college in 1838 called UNC for the great to great great grandparents of White people in 2022 while people being whipped also sold. Sold for $500. Now in 2022, as they build new houses, how also why would they overthrow my known relatives government as a soul spirit blood link relative to Romans on Africa to say freedom. Better if they can pay 1500.00 for a person, why did they avoid taxes. Them tricking with the clock. The thing called United Cakes is built on tax brokeness murder to then...in their own words, go to Africa, buy enslaved people to work in field because they not able.oo help me.When England travel before setting out in wooden Boston, did they kiss gal in Rasta land 1680? Australia av Dark people. 2 way travel when Rome post a flag.

[@Nana-vi4rd]

Sorry...can't watch.....won't watch anything to do with Netflix as long as they do business with the Sussex'.

[@samiam619]

So watch it on KZbin like I just did!

[@wendywobbles1]

From what I have read and understood that so many people lived in this palace but had no respect for it and would pee everywhere, I bet it stunk to high heaven so no I wouldn't of wanted to live there

[@FreeSpirit47]

It was mostly in a time before even the most wealthy people didn't have indoor plumbing, very limited number of indoor toilets. What does one do? When you need to relieve yourself you have to let it out somehow. I have lived in huge houses, medium, small, houses, sizes in between. I have lived where servants were doing the work to keep it clean. Maids, gardeners, sewing ladies. I still like a smaller houses. You know, love grows best in little houses With fewer walls to separate Where you eat and sleep so close together You can't help but communicate Oh, and if we had more room between us, think of all we'd miss Love grows best, in houses just like this

[@ladesigner8764]

They peed everywhere…not just palaces. It was before indoor plumbing….all places were dumps.

[@FreeSpirit47]

@@ladesigner8764 Yep, it was common practice for people to pee everywhere & the other, too! Indoor plumbing, indoor bathrooms, such simple aspects of modern life that are taken for granted which make a difference in everyday lives.

[@patriciacampbell897]

YES MEGAN WON. LOL. THE PRESS HAVE TO PAY UP. THEY LOSS. NOW YOU CAN DO YOUR JOB AND TALK ABOUT. THE REAL STORY. ANDREW. AND THE RF. AND CHARLES. THEY ARE YOUR STORY. THEY ARE YOUR PROBLEM. NOT HARRY OR MEGAN.

[@musingsfromthehill9030]

How can. I get set here in the states? How Uchida they c o st?