The Collapse Of France's Sauciest Dynasty | Rise & Fall Of Versailles | Real Royalty

Symbol of France's glory, Versailles is probably the most splendid royal palace in Europe. From 1643 to 1792 it was the stage on which the most glorious period of the French Monarchy played out, until the darkest days, at the fall of the Bourbon dynasty. This collection offers a sensitive and endearing portrait of the monarchs and recreates their life, loves and political willpower.
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[@DarrellD1]

"She was as beautiful as an angel and as stupid as a basket." I absolutely love the historian enhancing the narration. She is so intelligent, so clever, and so beautiful.

[@kellyhill8335]

Who are you talking about?

[@DarrellD1]

@@kellyhill8335 The narrator of the documentary. She did a great job.

[@marinazagrai1623]

@@DarrellD1 Her name is Cherie Lunghi, a great actress…and she’s reading from a script.

[@yumemilee]

1:43:29

[@eiamlk6355]

except by many accounts madame du barry was actually very well read and intelligent. She was taken in as a child by an aristrocrat who her mother worked for, who educated her.

[@heathersue1097]

The actor that plays Louis XVI is surprisingly close to the paintings you see of the actual man. Great casting.

[@denisefrench8229]

😢fffffffffffffffffffffgggg

[@Alejojojo6]

We have to understand that Louis was at 6-7 years old, awoken by his servants in the middle of the night and had to hide under a curtain with his brother to avoid being taken by the rebellious nobles. His father managed to compromise himself with the nobles an appease them, but Louis definitely learn from the experience. It was something that deeply made him fearful of the nobility. Thus he decided to build them a huge golden cage to have them all supervise and adore him, to assure loyalty and to occupy their minds with other stuff that wasnt "plotting against him".

[@saraswatkin9226]

Well, who can blame him, after all the English behead their King Charles 1 because they was a non Catholic king and which they eventually succeeded by using a woman for their wrath and demonising Ann Bolyn and her deeply religious Catholic family, the same evil be fell Marie Antonette. That satanic evil is still operating in globally in disguise.

[@jacktoddy9783]

Of course, you know all of this as you were there just like all the bints commentating on this hogwash of a video.

[@Kimmy-pw8tm]

So, the king was a grandfather and when he died his grandson was king. What happened to the grandfather's own son?

[@Calico997]

​@@Kimmy-pw8tmdied young

[@Kathakathan11]

He was smart then

[@Dasalsim]

Having gone to Versailles I can honestly say that no video or picture can do it justice, it's something that you have to witness in person to behold. What was also interesting was to just imagine being/living there while not too far away there are people starving. Not saying the monarchy deserved what they got, but after that trip I'm not surprised it happened one bit.

[@Shining-Star-]

Nothing has changed we have the monarchy in the uk still whilst the people live in poverty paying for hem!

[@lovinglife419]

Exactly. The scale and ornateness is just astonishing.

[@useyournoodle100]

@@Shining-Star- Hardly and apples to apples comparison. People in the UK have Health Care, Social Assistance, Social Housing, Public Education, and every oppurtunity to better themselves.

[@nusiamcbride3759]

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[@MsJubjubbird]

and the people that died making it

[@fayeporbeck439]

When I visited Versailles, I kept thinking "Wow, Louis XIV REALLY liked himself." Versailles was nothing short of magical.

[@zebablay9243]

oh they had a budget budget for this doc and i'm here for it

[@Jerseyboondocks]

They sure did

[@hectorcolon5761]

These stories are based in speculations created in the well paid "historians" inventing "history."

[@garystreet5881]

this is an Amazon Studios production, where budgets are no obstacle

[@Kathakathan11]

Slavery

[@judegirl7607]

Every time I see Versailles I can hardly believe I was actually inside that palace; the Hall of Mirrors is simply awesome, and the gardens are truly stunning to think this glorious place was built so long ago. Paris! What a trip! I am so glad I went with my sister to vist her Army kids in Germany because I'm sure I would have never had the opportunity again to travel around Europe.

[@theenlightenedbarbarian1611]

I have a similar sentiment - although I was not able to go to Versailles, my trip to western Europe as a young man was so enriching. The Louvre, the Reichs is Amsterdam, even with all the exposure to food, culture, architecture, etc., the visits to those two museums alone were simply astonishing. It remains as one of the most influential experiences of my life.

[@andyroo9381]

I don't know what year you visited Versailles, but since my own visit in 1992 there has been a massive refurbishment of the palace. I'm sure I would be even more amazed by it now that it has been restored.

[@chirelle.alanalooney8609]

Try to find another word to use to replace that overly used word of AWESOME. It means Nothing anymore because they have overly used it to the point that it really has No meaning. They have killed the meaning of the word by the over use of it.

[@ROCK-vl5yw]

It was the smellyißt place on earth they would shit in the corners yek!!!!!

[@israelizzyyarrashamiaak766]

@@chirelle.alanalooney8609 Offer more French appropriate adjectives? Awesome- probably GenX likely American. It’s the end all of the greatest in every way. Beyond awe inspiring and beautiful. Generational vernacular lol I still say dude a lot. I’m female so it seems weird to young people. It’s just what It is. Same with bonkers, scandalous, Diva. Like, ya know what( when you aren’t actually asking a question) m And america has 50 entirely different cultures so let me add / Midwest GenX 😜 valley girl wasn’t a thing here

[@JeckoSTARlaloo]

The greed of the people in power was and is still is disgusting. Terrifically represented in the third episode.

[@jeanetteorosco8153]

You said it well! The greed of those aristocrats not only selfishly kept themselves from paying taxes for the good of the French nation, they also kept sucking benefits from government i.e. who paid for their upkeep while they were at court? Louis XVI. They ended their own greedy and selfish lifestyles.

[@acatwiththreenames3658]

I always thought that Louis XIV's overspending doomed his kids. They couldn't get out of his debt without excessive taxes. They also didn't have the skills to handle the social problems France had at that time.

[@ancikamayzaputriy.1409]

True tbh

[@MsJubjubbird]

He and Henry V of England. Heralded as amazing monarchs for their accomplishments but their glory came at a cost that brought down their dynasty in the aftermath.

[@jhb1493]

The Bourbons: We're so Saucy. The Valois: Hold my Beer.

[@TheTesemeau]

The description of Madame du Barry as being "..as beautiful as an angel and as daft as a basket" is a direct translation of a comment made by a courtier using the idioms of the 18th century.

[@glen7318]

what's daft about a basket exactly?

[@corricatt]

@@glen7318 only the courtier knows

[@heucatia]

I die at the beauty of his garments, the fabrics and patterns are mesmerizing. I'm a woman and much prefer them to the dresses of the women, who were quite beautiful too, but not as. What a wonderful documentary, the best ever made about Louis XIV, thank you.

[@nikradik]

That is mainly why watch these docs..for the fashion.. ❤️

[@mariannaleAnjouwarnerherbert]

The Cursed Kings of De Molay.. And the hiuman has to deal with Livingston, from Baronet Hamilton... Because he's Search for a Finn.

[@adinace]

I feel a little sympathy toward Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, I mean Louis' grandfather kinda set the stage for the events that happened to his descendent during his own lifetime. Still, dude was so painfully out of touch with no backbone it cost him and his family their lives.

[@MikeGreenwood51]

He waged war. So Louis 16th did have a hand in the financial affairs. It was also Benjamin Franklin who helpped write the French Republican Declaration of Independence. He was there on Bastile Day.

[@karmicguzzler]

​​@@MikeGreenwood51 He waged war, but so did most other European monarchs at the time. That doesn't justify it at all, but he wasn't much worse of a warmonger than the other royal inbreds of the era. To me, what made Louis XVI truly condemnable was his domestic policies. He tried to reform, he probably had good intentions, but his ignorance and arrogance toward the needs of the common people was still uniquely destructive. Life for the middle and lower classes in France was far worse than almost any other European nation, yet the king was surprised and deeply confused about their disdain for him. He wasn't directly responsible for every failed policy, but as an autocratic ruler he was supposed to have been. People blamed him because he was the head of the beast that starved and oppressed them. In fairness, most 18th century Europeans sincerely believed in the divine right of kings, but that only proves how badly Louis XVI fucked them over. Most of his contemporary rulers weren't seriously challenged by their common subjects until the 1848 revolutions. Despite the ongoing Enlightenment, most people were not born or raised with murderous contempt for him-it was earned.

[@MrNajibrazak]

@@karmicguzzler it is very hard any society that murdered its King in such dishonor to themselves and their nation. they could have stripped off their royalty status and force them into hard labor or what not but never kill your own King. It is the symbol of their identity as Frenchmen.

[@thenablade858]

@@MrNajibrazakThis is a nonsensical mentality. Why should he be above the dealth penalty simply because he was a King? The Revolutionaries had to kill him due to the War of the First Coalition and fear he might be reinstated as a puppet King if the British, Austrians, Prussians etc won.

[@thenablade858]

@@karmicguzzler Louis waged war at a time when France really couldn’t afford to, by supporting the American Revolution. Louis XIV was extravagant and wasteful regarding wars, but the American Revolution on top of the Seven Years War, wars of The Sun King etc did not do France any favors.

[@bryanbaltazar6385]

“She was as beautiful as an angel but as stupid as a basket.” My new back-handed compliment from now on.

[@Joseph-fw6xx]

The French architecture is the most beautiful in the world very elegant as well as there furniture also

[@anthonymullen6300]

@@jimn4870 of course there is a "french" style architecture ... early gothic, high Gothic, Rayonnant and late or flamboyant Style and baroque is French.

[@rachelbaziak4159]

I was there and it was just unbelievable. I wonder how the peasants felt about it?

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@rachelbaziak4159 Considering peasants could enter a lot of these buildings, including Versailles, probably some appreciation for the architecture and then continue worrying about food and that they are being forced to Louisiana this time.

[@alonzoabel7472]

Please say or write, "their furniture".

[@daspec]

Its Baroque. A hopeless kitsch AF effort to copy the Greek and Italian elegance

[@ardiffley-zipkin9539]

I visited Versailles some years ago. It was spectacular especially the Hall of Mirrors and the views from the balcony. Shame when you consider the human cost to the people and the state, ultimately causing the downfall.

[@gillian-clairepearman3125]

The Hall of Mirrors would look so much better if they actually cleaned the mirrors. I was there this January and quite disappointed by tge dirty mirrors. However, Versailles is amazing and so big!

[@tinar.a.3542]

Versailles is astonishing. However, a home is not what it feels like. I could have spent more time there and I wish there had been fewer people in the hall of mirrors. It’s breath taking. But funny how Versailles became a prison more than a home in the end, IMO. Louis XVI was even claimed to say he was less popular in Versailles.

[@allyncollins359]

I was there eleven years ago and was very taken aback by the opulence of the decor...so much gold...it's no wonder the people rebelled.

[@brahmburgers]

Excellent documentary. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. 10 out of 10. Thanks!

[@hollyh314]

Yes absolutely!!!!

[@jacquelynsharp9354]

Hi there

[@mt_baldwin]

What always fascinates me is how Louis was able to take the most powerful men of the age (people that'd today be multi-billionaires, CEO's and 5 star Generals) and turn them into servile buffoons, dancing like idiots and clamoring to help dress a grown man.

[@MikeGreenwood51]

Clearly the video did not cover the darker side of French life under the absolutist tyrants. But any one could be in one day and out the next. With the supposed nobles wealth dependant on the Monarch (They did not pay taxes) then being in or out represents a massive gain or loss.

[@roseleeburka]

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[@pdruiz2005]

Louis XIV effectively bankrupted them. That's how he kept them on a tight leash. At the age of 5, the future king had to flee in terror from Paris with his mother, the Queen regent, during a huge, violent rebellion of the nobility called La Fronde. Ever since then Louis XIV schemed and plotted about ways he could cow the nobility and keep them under tight control. The plan he came up with--having a fabulous, fashionable court that was so glittering that the nobility would clamor to come in. The price for entry--extremely expensive clothes. Louis XIV dictated that all noblemen at court had to spend huge sums of money on a rotating collection of clothes made from the finest materials. That in effect funneled money away from the noblemen raising their own armies and establishing their own power bases--which is what caused La Fronde. Then Louis XIV dictated that the nobility, to show off these expensive clothes to other aristocrats and make rivals green with jealousy, had to rent small apartments at Versailles. Of course, the rents were astronomical, further draining the coffers of the nobility. These men became servile because Louis XIV had built such an irresistible web of exclusivity and luxury that they voluntarily drained their resources to become part of this spectacle. This system worked marvelously until 1789.

[@michaelmerck7576]

@Pablo Ruiz they could have just said no to him and use their wealth to take the king down a few pegs

[@pdruiz2005]

@@michaelmerck7576 The system of jealousy and exclusivity splintered the nobility into small factions that vied for favor at the Versailles court. That meant that noblemen who didn't want to go along with this system were effectively isolated. Isolated, disaffected noblemen were far easier to identify and pick off, and to imprison and sometimes hang them for treason. Louis XIV was a crafty one. The shoguns in Japan built a similar system, except there they kidnapped the eldest sons of noblemen and had them live at the shogun's court in Tokyo until they became adults. That forced noblemen to spend vast amounts of money keeping up two residences--half the year in Tokyo and half the year in their home castles. It also allowed the shoguns to spy on the nobility very easily, just like Louis XIV at his Versailles court, which had a giant network of spies.

[@kiki1573]

French is such a beautiful language. You could cuss me out in French and I'll still listen. Oui❤️

[@kianabrash]

I watched this not chopped up years ago when the Versailles show first premiered. There were 3 episodes. It's the exact same footage. It's very well done, so I'm not surprised they would reuse it as a resource- It's looks VERY expensively produced.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

I think it is the same documentary.

[@Meladjusted]

The other episodes are available on the channel...

[@dvalicemccall]

dawfawgeg3123

[@pdruiz2005]

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="121">2:01</a>:30. If you think the Europeans were obsessed with their kings' sex lives, you should see China. The Chinese were so obsessed with their emperors' sex lives that they had one official at court whose job was to record, in writing, every single time the emperor had sex, as well as the events during the act of sex. The official would discreetly be behind a curtain or a wooden screen inside wherever the emperor had sex and then record on paper everything that happened. That way court officials could keep track of which concubine/empress got pregnant with which kid--especially the coveted baby boys--and have it all on official files that could be checked and referenced. This was very necessary since in the Chinese system ALL the boys sired by the emperor--and sometimes this could be up to a dozen or more--and his many concubines, along with the empress, had an equal claim to the throne. Very unlike the European system where the only legitimate boys (and sometimes girls) who had a claim to the throne were the ones sired by the queen.

[@justme-tj3jt]

Louie built this palace literally, on the corpses of the people of France. No wonder they beheaded his descendant. The beginning of the end.

[@i.p.956]

This documentary is rather good! I learned so much more about these three kings, I feel like I know them better now. I visited Versailles when I was about 10 and I still remember it - everything was so colourful and so big and shiny. I loved the gardens, to this day I like gardens like those.

[@mmblue3986]

The Ossolinski family in Poland had the Worlds largest Castle before the building of Versailles. And it had many unique qualities…like running water and one of the 7 ball rooms having a fish aquarium ceiling.

[@kaloarepo288]

I doubt that the Ossolinski castle was the biggest in Europe before Versailles -Wiki said it only had 52 rooms -one for every day of the year -that's not much! You would have been on much firmer ground if you had mentioned Malbork now in Poland -it's one of the largest brick structures in the world though built by the German Teutonic nights. Ossolinski was designed by a Swiss architect and based on the Caprarola castle near Rome, Italy which is a blend of palace and castle.

[@mmblue3986]

@@kaloarepo288 You are partly correct….but it was the largest in Europe until the building of Versailles. I know because I’m an Ossolinski.

[@kaloarepo288]

@@mmblue3986 You do realize that the Chateau de Chambord, in France's Loire Valley, built for king Francois Ist and completed in 1547 had over 400 rooms and the chateau of Fontainbleau near Paris was probably even bigger and built in 16th century. Then we have the enormous palaces in papal Rome like the Lateran palace now where the Italian president resides and that is still one of the largest palaces in the world and completed largely before Versailles. Then we have the immense Escurial palace in Spain which admittedly is part monastery and not to mention the huge palaces built for Henry VIII of England like Nonesuch palace and Hampton Court.

[@kaloarepo288]

Sorry! I meant the Quirinal Palace in Rome not the Lateran one.

[@mmblue3986]

@@kaloarepo288 You can look it up….it’s up to you.

[@moonmissy]

When I visited Versailles I realized why the revolution happened in France. The extravagant life of the French Kings and Nobles became crushing weight on the common people who starved and died as they enjoyed their feasts in all of Versailles’ grandeur. It was built on the backs and bodies of the common people until it crushed them so badly that they had to revolt. Ironically, it was the nobles who set the revolution in motion to stop themselves from being taxed.

[@edricdayne3571]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="248">4:08</a> "It's good to be the King" Louis the XVI - A history of the world

[@Luna.3.3.3]

The perfect binge on Boxing Day, 2022. After the hectic holidays, this is my idea of recovery & relaxation. ~Happy New Year Everyone😊 from Canada 🇨🇦

[@Ann-qf5vk]

My son died also he died at the end of a rope and my tribute to him is I'm still standing and relooking my part in his life. Keep walking three dad's and thank you from me.

[@brahmburgers]

Louis VI should have assembled his guards and, without notice, arrested all the noblemen in one fell swoop. ... and give them a choice: pay 20% of their gross worth toward taxes, or remain in prison. Note: the USA has an untaxable segment of society: Religious institutions. Even mega wealthy Church groups are immune from taxes. They should pay their share.

[@MikeGreenwood51]

Some of those Churches even loaned money to The MAFIA to build Casinos. Profiteering at the expense of the losers.

[@Orson2u]

AND the enormous tax free Foundations - they must pay too.

[@ipercalisse579]

The problem was. He was surrounded by them. Inside them. Versailles. They were too close to be fair in my opinion, and the rest of nation was too far. Louis xvi could see the revolt coming from a bunch of people AS powerful as him, and couldn't see it coming from a multitude of hungry men and women. His whole life he tried to avoid the first one, which I believe he thought inevitable, and was caught by surprise in the latter one.

[@FannyPlusvi]

And after the revolution all the royal families in Europe were in panic. No wonder, to see an absolute king and queen headless (when you thought you were untouchable) must have been very frigtening.

[@MikeGreenwood51]

George the third was not of the untouchable opinion. The French Revolution as well as the War of Independence were of great concern. My opinion! My guess is they were both likly a cause of a lot of pressure.

[@FannyPlusvi]

@@MikeGreenwood51 Yes, that's true. The first king to be beheaded was Charles I. The english kings were not untouchable.

[@Camille_Anderson]

That's what happens to greedy, self-serving people. They only had themselves to blame.

[@rowdyeverypoint]

It costs around €100,000,000 a year to operate Versailles, most of which is covered by revenue generated, donations & sponsorships. Approximately €15,000,000 comes from a annual Grant from the French Government, a figure which is far less than what I had expected.

[@Slates986]

Unfortunately this is the way with many historical buildings and any land in general and its only going to get worse..Governments would much rather gain ownership to sell the land now to build new over crowded housing estates with no parking and a lack of schools and medical facilities in the local areas around said land..

[@jayneweaver8695]

This is so well done, an excellent period piece, it is unfathomable luxury how they lived and still live in Europe when you're "royal." All of the actors were exemplary.

[@spearageddon3279]

The decor was opulent, as was the nobility's clothing. The halls, however, were filled with the stench of shit and piss due to lack of facilities, so I wouldn't personally consider that living in luxury.

[@jayneweaver8695]

@@spearageddon3279 good point.

[@AshleyJayneArt]

@@spearageddon3279 We wouldn't personally consider it living in luxury today, no, but considering peasants were also surrounded by the constant stench of shit and piss... well, if we had to pick, I'm sure we'd all pick a life at Versailles every time.

[@markc1234golf]

they all descend and still do from a long line of degenerates watch sound of freedom find out about h um an traff ick ing and all the s l au ght er that is going down in those "circles"

[@mariag.215]

​@@spearageddon3279That's NOT true. When will people stop believing these myths?

[@user-xe3oe7kj2w]

,,,and here we have Versailles!!! BEAUTIFUL!

[@eurostar0711]

The best channel on youtube. Love documentaries like this, im gonna watch every video on this channel lol

[@austinavison]

The intimacy of details is really informative.

[@JohnRoberts-wk6rf]

Top of the line documentary on a palace beyond belief and the three very different French monarchs associated with it.

[@Flamsterette]

Thanks for the upload!

[@baylorsailor]

There must be a rather large percentage of people in France/Europe related to Louis XV if he had close to 50 children.

[@MikeGreenwood51]

They could have been targeted during their revolution. Any one identified as bourgeoisie could find their head in a basket.

[@arizonaslim2069]

Excellent. Beautifully produced and acted. The film brilliantly conveys how the personal flaws as well as the fatal meekness of the monarchy and the detached selfishness and the cravenness of the noble and clerical corruption created a decisive and irrefutable trajectory of stunningly horrifying violence. Historical film that successfully express the distinctly palpable essence of the time are as important as the facts.

[@terintiaflavius3349]

Great series of documentaries

[@judegirl7607]

A brilliant docu; extremely well done.

[@johnmcque4813]

Just amazing documentaryship. That may not be a word, but means a lot from me. Very well done and thank you very much!🥰

[@MoiLiberty]

Nah dude, these narrators seem to love the insane self characterized God King and all his illicitly begotten drip...dude was a 17th century Caligula, pagan and all. This doc is ignorant, disturbing, and nostalgic for that era. 🙊🙉🙈

[@joshvernon2352]

I really like the content and quality of the channel and always look forward to an upload thank you and have a good one

[@olavwilhelm6843]

Louis IV famous phrase is not "I am Versailles" !! It was" L'État, c'est moi" ..."The State is ME"

[@whigparty6180]

I found the palace at Versailles a rather underwhelming building. It's disproportionately flat and spread out. I could name several palaces that are far more architecturally beautiful: Vienna's Schonbrunn, Naples' Caserta, several imperial palaces in Russia, not to mention Blenheim in the UK.

[@alonzoabel7472]

Those palaces didn't house the entire governments of their natives. Today they are not as well promoted by their present regimes, as in France to be used as cultural event venues and tourist destinations.

[@amandab8433]

I actually understand how you feel. I felt the same the first time I saw the Mona Lisa. I came away thinking "That's it?". I guess different people have different tastes.

[@gr8witenorth61]

this was a great study of the french royal family, i learned a lot from this.......👍👍👍

[@eshaibraheem4218]

Enjoyed this very much. Many thanks.

[@gladethomas8158]

One of your best yet… but then I’ve said that many times over the years 💙

[@sstarklite2181]

Bravo for that mother who yelled at the evil king! She’s a real hero! King didn’t care about how many people, fathers with families to support who were left to starve! And everyone he’s killed had parents and siblings, etc who were hurting after their children (adults) died whom he killed! Bravo for her! If everyone would have done it, he wouldn’t have been so surprised at how much he was despised! This is the problem with Kings: they take all the money from their subjects for themselves and don’t think for a second about where their wealth came from!

[@ipercalisse579]

It is absolutely false. Stop it.

[@Camille_Anderson]

All royal families gained their wealth and status through crime. The fore fathers of the mafia, in many ways.

[@andjela914]

Very helpful video!

[@PulseHistory]

It was a real pleasure to watch your videos! I really liked the way you reveal the topic, keep the viewer in suspense.

[@andrewDaMack]

"I'm rather fond of Madame du Berry, she was as beautiful as an angel and as stupid as a basket" @<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="103">1:43</a>:29

[@BillSikes.]

My favourite was Madame du Croissant

[@hillaryillonlytalktowhitep2106]

Just look at the commentary by menopausal & cat ladies, and 90% of comments are from swooning females who fantasize their hopes to be a minor aristocrat's daughter ravished by a king bwahahaha, this type of "documentary" really pulls this type of bored suburban biddie in.

[@ms1472]

@@BillSikes. Thanks lol this made me audibly giggle!

[@ninaroy5574]

Madame du Barry

[@mrcasivan]

Nothing new under the Sun, when it comes to the behavior of Humanity and those in the Power Structure, no matter what Country, our Persons in Power over others, especially the Poor verses the Rich.

[@pamfrank3962]

Excellent documentary 👏

[@HermanLabuschagne]

His religious persecutions succeeded in exterminating every single known person that bore my family name, except for one. From this sole survivor of the violence of the king of France, I descend. Every one of the thousands of us world-wide descend from that one lucky survivor. On my grandmother's side, he also exterminated the entire extended family, cousins included, and again - only one little boy of 10 years old escaped to South Africa and survived to carry on the lineage. Louis has oceans of blood on his conscience, this vain, but fascinatingly unique man. Thank you for an extraordinary documentary. I can see much expense and effort had gone into the making. You have done the world a service.

[@youxine]

another interesting documentary about the Bourbon dynasty and their seat of power, Versailles...

[@Alejojojo6]

The Bourbon dynasty today are the ruling in Spain (In france you can find the House of Orleans which is descendant of Louis XIV brother). Today we can see the bourbons in the figures of King Philippe VI of Spain, and his heir, Princess Leonor both of whom are direct descendants of Louis XIV (and Queen Victoria interestingly enough)

[@Trichotillomania-Solutions-Aus]

Such an awesome doco. So well put together

[@Alejojojo6]

The War of the Spanish Succesion he actually won it, and thus he installed his grandson (who was the grandson of Louis XIV spanish wife from whom he inherited the claim, although Louis XIV's mother was also a Spanish princess), who founded the Bourbon dynasty in spain that survives to this day in the figures of King Philippe VI of Spain and her heir, Princes Leonor. Both direct descendants of Louis XIV

[@donpetazaragomatuta9988]

Can you please explain me more how it started with the bourbons being also in Spain?

[@kaloarepo288]

Not only in Spain but in Bourbon Two Sicilies and Parma in the north of Italy. The heir to the Danish throne is reportedly in a relationship with a princess from Bourbon Two Sicilies (not reigning of course) but she now denies this and the last empress of Austria- Hungary (Zita) was from Bourbon Parma.

[@KatherineVVE]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="981">16:21</a>. The former mistress of Louis was FORCED to go to the monastery. (Gentle and polite correction) history university of France

[@franklesser5655]

The monetary?

[@KatherineVVE]

@@franklesser5655 thank you for the correction. (Auto type)

[@Jerseyboondocks]

Even one of the oldest Queens of France, Queen Bathilde, willingly went to a monastery to live out the rest of her days when her husband the King died.

[@Jerseyboondocks]

@@franklesser5655 You knew what she meant

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@jimn4870 The terms are sometimes interchangeable. I have read it often.

[@valbautista4565]

I love the story of King Louie IV! May his soul rest in peace!

[@AdiR0707]

The three are depicted very endearingly in this one. Most of the things I’ve seen have protrayed them as rather dastardly.

[@domuniquewhite7412]

I have been to the palace. And let me tell you beautiful is a name that doesn't come nearly close to describing it.

[@MarkAJohnsonEDLDFall]

King Louis 15th reminds me of King Solomon (Bible) who started with so much promise but ended with so much dread. They did not live to see the end of their kingdoms while being be distracted by the allure of women. Both rulers set their hearts on the god of pleasure and ended so sad. The difference is that Louis XV did not realize the concept of God and the Church unlike Solomon.

[@billybones6463]

the Battle of Fontenoy that Louis XIV helms was the conflict that Long John Silver claims took his leg in Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island". This gains the trust of the protagonist Jim Hawkins and tertiary protagonist Squire Trewlawney who thereafter trusts Silver completely, failing to recognize his true nature as a blood thirsty pirate, instead seeing a poor naval veteran who had given nearly everything to his king and country...so hires him as ship's cook on the upcoming treasure hunt...along with all of Silver's pirate crew subordinates...

[@parkerwhitewolf8963]

They say that he had hundreds of children. Lord have mercy

[@a6scorpio]

Same thing will be said about Nick Cannon… 😂

[@gp.pacman7310]

Great documentaries 60 count on timer. Mark time for Part Two... gp.

[@robertstrong6798]

This video clearly demonstrates how preposterous a royal family is in modern times

[@Camille_Anderson]

💯🎯👏👏

[@postmanlondon]

Excellent doc

[@williamwheeler4087]

They call a person who cannot control his desires.pervert, Idiot etc…

[@xo2quilt]

You are judging him by 21st century standards. Their standards were obviously much different. It's rather like comparing pomegranates and peanuts...rather difficult to do. I'm glad to live now and not then.

[@Flamlily]

​@@xo2quiltthose standards exist for every generation . In this one it's the same and this generation calls evil good and good evil

[@Camille_Anderson]

Or more accurately A Royal!!

[@user-xy6zj5xn1v]

Excellent!!

[@erpthompsonqueen9130]

Thank you.

[@Richardsonprincess00]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3544">59:04</a>- Louis XV <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="118">1:58</a>:10- Louis XVI

[@doreekaplan2589]

Washington D.C. was also built on a swamp

[@clivesilk3501]

i loved this !!!!!

[@smasome]

Fascinating. Another commenter here writes of the Anglo perspective, which is of course significant but more to the point is historical perspective. As an American, I have always been proud of my country and especially of our Constitution; people here are supposed to be free. And equal. Many "normal" people still have wonderful lives in the United States, yet I see the egregious behavior of our "elite" and our government. If the truth be known, we are no more moral than that of pre-revolutionary France. What's worse, the leaders of governments today can have lasting impacts on all of humanity - witness the recent COVID pandemic. I do not in the least feel judgemental of these historical figures. I am myself humbled by their humanity. We do the best that we can do in our time on this earth. Sometimes we are ill-equipped for our challenges.

[@BillSikes.]

Brilliant comment 👏👏👏

[@MikeGreenwood51]

You are free to pay your ever increasing taxes. Free to pay your bills. Do all that and you can remain free and not get sent to the punishishment block. Wasn't Donald Trump as free as Lois 16th when DT borrowed a trillion whilst having 9 billion in his private banking. Idea being not to spend his own but to ride about on the backs of the tax paying poor people like a paracite bleeding the needy to death. USA freedom is an oft mis understood ideolgy. It means free from the yoke of monarchy. It does not mean free from taxation or forced taxation or the threats of punishments for non payment.

[@Camille_Anderson]

I cannot understand that anyone would want to be free, yet still courtesy & bow to foreign criminals! They send gangsters to jail in America, but grovel to an incestuous "family" that accrued their wealth and status by the proceeds of crime!! The wealthiest nation on earth affords very poor healthcare for the majority & allow big pharma to run riot in regards to the pricing of many inexpensive life saving drugs. It's cruel, greedy and should never be happening in a country as advanced & wealthy as the USA. I see such disparity in wealth every time I visit. There are so many places of beauty and so many genuinely lovely people, always friendly to visitors. It saddens me to know how poor some are.

[@dennispepperack2973]

Would be curious to see a cast listing of the actors/actresses involved.

[@valmarsiglia]

Remember, for all the opulent depictions of LXIV, the man bragged that he'd only ever had two baths his entire life: the day he was born and the day he got married.

[@cockyrustler]

Louis the Stinker. xD

[@mistiroberts1576]

🤮

[@ariadneschild8460]

Ewww!

[@parkerwhitewolf8963]

Are you kidding??? Can you imagine. 🤢🤮🤢🤮

[@LadyCoyKoi]

the corn rotten cheese clumps down there. 🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤒😷💊💉💉💉

[@baylorsailor]

So if Madame de Pompadour never encouraged the Austrian alliance France would have continued as is for a very long time. Within a few decades, the Nobles will stir up public hate for Austria; inducing the French Revolution. So honestly the hate for Austria was so strong that Marie Antoinette didn't really have a chance. She cannot be blamed for the plight of the French people. I think the fault falls squarely on the French nobility's shoulders for the fall of the French monarchy. The nobility destroyed it because of their hate for Austria and life at Versailles.

[@MikeGreenwood51]

Well taxation would have been a mega change putting them all in to a subject class rather than their elitist class above the tax payers.

[@baylorsailor]

​@@MikeGreenwood51true. But the only reason they even had to come to that solution was because of how terribly they mismanaged the country's money for years. The elites did not have to live so lavishly.

[@2serveand2protect]

If you think about it, it's truly ingenious! - meaning - Louis the XIVth's idea about a magnificent center of power, that would dictate eveything - fashion trends, elegance trends, (even a worldwide renowned SIENCE CENTER) - the turning of court-life into a public etiquette show in which the biggest nobles of France would play minor roles in a show, on a state-sponsored theater that IN THE END would turn the mere "play" into REAL-LIFE politics. HE HAD A POINT when he (seemingly) said that it was much cheaper to have all the nobility concentrated in one place - CLOSE TO HIM - the ONLY CENTER OF POWER - than leave them "scattered" all over France, with too much free time on their hands. It also reveals one thing about Louis - his DEEP TRAUMA from the time of the events of his childhood, when during the "Fronde" he almost lost his throne. EVERYTHING there - in Versailles - was done with one purpose - to centralize all the power in his hands, to such an extent, that any idea of a "revolution" or even REVOLT, like the one that killed King Charles of England, would never - EVER - even appear. The BIGGEST French names were all given "secondary roles" in the play, to Louis, the main protagonist. The "Sun" and the "planets" orbiting around it (around HIM) - is a very properly chosen depiction. PS. Big thanks for uploading this material - very well done and extremely interesting!;) :)

[@wendys390]

Very timely comment about the people who attain power conducting a most "brutal inquisition into minds, speech and morals..." You can see, there is nothing that has not happened before.

[@unclesamowitz9922]

Yes, 110 times before to be exact.

[@newtexan1]

Absolutely incorrect.

[@Camille_Anderson]

Such a magnificent place & requires multiple visits, like so much of Western Europe. As a young ballet dancer, I could not wait to visit the palace of Louis the Sun King & it didn't disappoint. Travelling through Europe and visiting so many magical & enchanting places is highly recommended!

[@bbrown333]

My problem is with the casting of Du Barry. She was notoriously BLONDE.

[@dsoule4902]

Looking forward to Depp's Louis XV

[@lilymarinovic1644]

I think other dynasties could give them a run ...for.example the ones who combined executing the Templers with the very scandalous Tour de Nesle affair ....plus basically shanghai-ing the Popacy to France

[@kathymyers7279]

My thoughts exactly.

[@lilymarinovic1644]

@Jim N honest typo caused by a combination of small screen and no reading glasses. Given.that I spelt Tour de Nesle correctly could you at least entertain the possibility that I actually do know how to spell and cut me some freaking slack?

[@diannerenn4726]

I'm in the US and we Louis XVI problem. How do you tax the rich and make them pay their fair share when they are the power brokers?

[@Camille_Anderson]

Same in the UK. Having any family exalted to such a state is stupidity. To tell people they are superior to you in every way, despite not being born with anything special or unique is embarrassing. They acquired everything from crime, after all!! Imagine being told to courtesy & bow to people whose only achievement is to be born or married into such an incestuous, lascivious bunch of mafiosa?

[@CindiCares]

Any chance you can get a list of the movies you took clips from? I'd love you forever.

[@AlexandraWolf-ql6bi]

I have been to the Palace it is beautiful, to imagine the people who walked these halls, their gorgeous clothes .

[@guineveregruntle6746]

Glorious debauchery! ⚜️ 🌞 👑

[@kaloarepo288]

I don't think the real Louis XIV was anywhere near as good looking as the actor chosen to play him in the movie!I don't know why film makers insist on doing this.

[@michaelmerck7576]

To make people want to watch the movie

[@hharrison91]

Don’t know many French men that are 🫣

[@TartanArmy85]

Because it looks good on screen

[@WolfRoseQUEEN]

@@hharrison91 I’m a french/Australian myself sure the men are nice but the women are just 🔥 Yes I am a simp 🥲

[@KimorahKartel]

Look at paintings of him when he was younger. I don’t think he was ugly but he was sort of a creep.

[@lillianmcgrew217]

History ❤

[@user-se8xx9sj1o]

Très splendide information historique-culturelle

[@fergarcia3655]

The fall of the Bourbon dinasty... And they still reigning in 2022 in Spain. Viva la casa Capetiana de Borbón

[@maximhollandnederlandthene7640]

Now they start selling their family Jewels

[@dt3802]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@androlibre9661]

Is there a part two to this? That goes into the Revolution?

[@luckyspurs]

Always found it kind of fun that André Le Nôtre designed Greenwich Park.

[@cleo8332]

if the last Louie XIV got rid of his brother (the one shown in the doc), the other nobles would of backed down eventually. but that's just my opinion

[@johnnotrealname8168]

Louis XIV did worry about his brother but he did not present a significant threat really. Even the military side of things is exaggerated, Louis was very invested in military affairs and was in trenches during sieges (Which were very dangerous.). I personally think he should have made him a Cardinal.

[@user-ug6hc6nx1n]

wonderful

[@gostavoadolfos2023]

I feel like this serie needs an episode for King Louie Phillipe the last french king.

[@theladyangelaIIIpodcastchannel]

PARDON. WHO IS THE ACTOR THAT PLAYED THE KING SUN PART?

[@karentucker2161]

The who played the king the whole time of the video???

[@armygirl85fuckhitler74]

He looks like the actor who plays Henry in The Tudors. It's the stash😂

[@kathymyers7279]

Thankyou for classical ballet Louie.

[@Camille_Anderson]

Yes!! I was hoping to see this comment!! I was overjoyed to visit for exactly that reason, and it didn't disappoint.

[@starlite0784]

Where can I watch the three episodes talked about please?