Versailles - How to behave at Versailles

[@christinemiller8158]

Very smart strategy! As the saying goes “keep your friends close but your enemies even closer” thank you! 💗🌸

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching again Lily.. And you are quite right. Maybe Don Corleone read a book or two about the Sun King as well.

[@harrietharlow9929]

Louis XIV was a smart man.

[@shanny4306]

Yes,,good one

[@patriciahunstiger4502]

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[@harrietharlow9929]

Louis XIV's mother didn't raise any dumb kids lol Had I been Louis I would have done the same.

[@johnhaxby306]

It amazes me that people went to the bathroom in the hallways and on the stairs on those beautiful floors

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Yes, really strange if you think about it. Thank you for watching !

[@sarahnixdorf1]

ID be sp raying Glade Apple and Cimmimon scent everywhere every 2 minutes.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

@@sarahnixdorf1 They sprayed perfume... It is why the heart of the perfume industry lies in Paris until this day !

[@mariakelly1059]

What I can't understand is why Louis XIV or his successors COULDN'T have built bathrooms!

[@lovmi2byz91]

One thinks they’d be civilized to use a chamber pot like everyone else

[@eagleofceaser6140]

Versailles court life reminds me of both The Forbidin City and pre Shogun Kyoto. In all three cases nobles had to leave their estates and live lives of ceremony and protocol. It helped to prevent revolts from the nobility but cut them off from the outside world.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I'm not really aware of customs in Asian Royal houses... Would be interesting to learn more about that though. I've seen a few documentaries on the forbidden city and it's quite intriguing. Thank you for watching !

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

@@TheKingsofFrance It does seem very Eastern to me too. More and more, I'm seeing Asian influences in court dress in general, those late 17th century hairstyles seem very very very Eastern to me with all the ornaments, etc.

[@v8cool231]

I know what you mean about being cold. I worked at a country house museum. A house built in 1757. 25 ft high ceilings, and a 100 ft high stairwell for the grand staircase. The inside of my nose used to burn from cold when I worked inside it in winter as no fires were allowed on and it was vaguely heated by an antiquated Victorian heating system.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Wow. Thank you for sharing that first hand experience...

[@v8cool231]

@It's a budgeting life for me It was part of the job I'm afraid. We knew it when we took it on. You can't heat a building like that up in winter without major renovation, which hampered by building listing etc The whole building wasn't like it, only the tall drafty rooms. The office was warm.

[@v8cool231]

@It's a budgeting life for me We weren't dressed up in costumes , it was just normal thick clothing. They tend to shut over winter, but still manned by a team who have to monitor the contents , and do all jobs we can't do when tourists are trampling through the house. We just had to be sensible. Not spend to long in one spot, flasks of hot drinks etc . We even used to wear fingerless gloves .

[@v8cool231]

@It's a budgeting life for me Ha don't worry, my parents always considered I was clumsy when I was kid, so imagine their horror when I told them what job I got. I don't really have a best memory. They were all interesting memories. Probably best to break it down into best periods I reckon as I worked my way up . Possibly when I used to stay overnight in the former house keepers room. Just me on my own in the middle of nowhere in the British countryside sitting in a small bedsit flat in a big 18th century country house. I suppose having to go in there at 2:00am when an alarm has gone off (bloody spiders) armed with nothing but a torch and a few small lamps on enormous marble fireplaces to light my way to find out whats gone off. Challenging, a little bit scary, but looking back, it was good fun and not something everyone gets to do. It was also kind of odd, walking through old servants corridors and rooms in my socks and dressing gown to get milk from the staff fridge because I'd ran out in my flat. Walking across these old flag stone floors and disused servants bells above my head. A bit surreal really. It was just a fascinating weird experience. On a closed day , working on my own and having a big bunch of keys and the run of a large house like that. Something people bought tickets and queued up to visit, and craved to live in, and I could just pop in and out as I felt like it, Opening and closing the shutters on the windows was fun. The clanking sound of the heavy latches was the sound of history. Opening the same shutters like so many domestic servants did centuries before me.

[@lilMissF0F0]

@@v8cool231 wow amazing thank u for sharing i enjoyed reading this! May I know the name of that house please? I love those 18th century houses. I actually envy the part where u said u hold a bunch of old keys hahaha that is like a dream to me of living in an old interesting house!

[@johnbulbert837]

It was clever of Louis to remove his fractious nobles from their own centre of power and into his orbit. Of course, by luring the aristocracy from their estates and subjecting them to the ruinous costs of court life, he help to destabilised the very system over which he ruled. His descendants would pay the price of his absolute control.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

You are quite right ! Thank you for watching and commenting !

[@mariakelly1059]

True. The law of unintended consequences strikes again!

[@oscarlpf1]

I don't think it's fair to blame Louis XIV for his descendants' mistakes. Louis XIV made the smartest moves at his time to control the French aristocracy, which had way too much power at that time, which at the same time made it very difficult to govern France efficiently. Even his father Louis XIII and Richelieu realized that and tried to rein on the nobles. The same way Louis XIV built Versailles in great part to control the French nobles, a big problem at the time, Louis XV and Louis XVI should have taken the right measures, the right reforms at their times to address the problems of their times. Blaiming Louis XIV for all future problems of France, and specially the problems of the French monarchy, is inaccurate.

[@gleefulme9617]

@@oscarlpf1 I disagree with you about Louis XIV. He was a megalomaniac & tyrant. He most definitely set the French Revolution in motion, stripping France of leadership & wealth.

[@CFinch360]

I didn't even watch it yet, I automatically clicked 'like' because all your videos are awesome. This one especially as it provides more background info about the court in general.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I hope it didn't disappoint then. Thank you so much for watching again !

[@LariLesque]

Louis was determined there wouldn't be another Fronde. I wonder if the nobles realised they were being emasculated! It would be fabulous to have videos on members of the nobility. Congratulations on this video. Keep up the good work!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I will. I think it's time I share a list of videos to come during the next few months haha. I'm quite busy for you all 😀....

[@LariLesque]

@@TheKingsofFrance Fabulous! Can't wait! Then you can start on the bloodthirsty families of the Italian City States! LOL

[@TheKingsofFrance]

@@LariLesque HAHAHA ... well my channel is called 'the kings of France'... Not too sure my audience would appreciate me discussing other countries... But they sure are interesting !

[@shanny4306]

Oh , I think the nobles knew that,,,,,,,,corruption ran rampant amongst them.

[@lynseybowe8693]

Thank you for the video! I love the beautiful dresses of this era.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Me too... I am toying with the idea of making a video about fashion in the 17th and 18th century but I'm not very knowledgeable about the subject so I'd need to do a lot of research ...

[@BeeKool__113]

I recall seeing the dressing ceremony in a film and think how intricate it is. I do not think I could keep up with all the protocol. My head was spinning from just watching the scene.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Could it be you are referring to the movie Marie Antoinette starring Kirsten Dunst ?

[@BeeKool__113]

@@TheKingsofFrance Yes! That is where I saw the dressing ceremony.

[@charlesgervin714]

Thank-you for demystifying 17th and 18th century French culture.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching and commenting, glad you were here !

[@lukajacoby3129]

I'm a history student in France. We are studying this particular time period of the french history and since my exams are in a few weeks, I like to watch your videos as a "+" of what we see in classes, so thank you very much

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Good luck with your exams, let us know how they went !

[@luvzfrance24]

Versailles was meant to be beautiful in every way because Louis XIV knew it was going to be pure hell to live there for everyone else.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I never looked at it like that but you might be right, haha. Thank you for watching and commenting, I appreciate it !

[@lilMissF0F0]

Most likely because he loved grandeur and majestic sight. But even more especially who lived there are the highest ranking nobles the king’s palace should not be less luxurious or even with the nobilities estates so that they are reminded that the king is above all. Which is the point of moving to Versailles.

[@ChibiProwl]

It might have been beautiful, but, according to Weird History here on KZbin, men pissed everywhere, no one bathed except once a month, if that, and the palace stunk to high heaven.

[@badassunicorn5351]

No wonder the people revolted. Some of this behavior is bonkers. Love the video! Thank you so much, I learned a lot

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for watching again and commenting. I am so grateful for your continuous support !

[@Asher_LOATM]

Great video, I very much enjoyed watching it. I have always found it interesting how Louis XIV came up with a system of controling the nobles that did not rely on violence but on boredom. Keep up the good work on your channel.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks Asher... I'm glad you enjoyed today's video !

[@renatovonschumacher3511]

@@TheKingsofFrance Yes, fine video. But the commentator's voice ? Very broad foreign (Swiss?) accent. I suggest English subtitels.

[@gleefulme9617]

@@renatovonschumacher3511 I LOVE her voice. Her English is excellent. Do you know how few videos there are in English about French nobility? She's understandable. Your comment is not.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for your very kind comment !!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Alas, I am not native English. I’m doing what I can…

[@2604ernesto]

Living at Versailles sounded just fantastical to the real rich ones, the not so rich were probably stressed and desperate Louis XIV was so extra LOL I love how Marie Antoinette has a french king in her blood bc she was a descendent from Phillipe I de Orleans who was brother of Louis XIV and son of Louis XIII

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Both he and Philippe were extra lol... But I guess that's what happens when you're told all your life that you were 'given by god'....

[@fineartinphilly1877]

Thank you for this video. I had no idea that as many as 5,000 people lived at Versailles at one time. It is therefore understandable that Marie Antoinette did not like the palace and preferred to spend her time at Le Petit Trianon.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching !!

[@superstraight8402]

I wish these were longer I love them

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Alas, I don't have the time to make them longer I'm afraid... Maybe some day, who knows...

[@lauralaladarling3775]

Thank you for your fabulous video. Fascinating. X💓

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching again... Hope you'll have a great Sunday !

[@soschadao]

I love your channel and your voice is so soothing to me. Thank you

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for being here ! It is really appreciated !!!!

[@soschadao]

*performs graceful low curtsy*

[@AEKAskenburne]

Entertaining and informative! Well done! ❤

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Glad you enjoyed it !

[@applejellypucci]

The mice were probably cleaner than the nobles! Your voice is so wonderful, I am subscribing!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for subscribing, I am honoured !

[@mimfi]

Thank you very much! This video is very interesting. I love it, that you have so many pictures in these videos.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you Maarit ! Glad you're enjoying the videos !

[@reniasva]

Summed up perfectly! As always.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for being here once again, I hope you are well !

[@reniasva]

@@TheKingsofFrance I'm doing fine, thank you! Can't wait for the next videos❤❤❤

[@kellybrown685]

Imagine the difficulty of basic things like basic sanitation and waste removal

[@TheKingsofFrance]

It's quite crazy to think that we now have more luxury in our lives than the Kings of Olden days did. Definitely something to think about when we're having an off-day...

[@CFinch360]

@@TheKingsofFrance Every day the warm shower water hits me and I think 'thank God for indoor plumbing' it's going to be a good day!

[@frameshade]

The place stinks to this day

[@roxannjoseph6527]

@@frameshade really? I always wondered about that.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Actually, no. I’ve been there multiple times. There’s no smell nowadays. I think Frameshade is speaking figuratively

[@nouraaddams8620]

Louis xiv made a masterpiece .. it's the most beautiful magnificent palace I've ever seen

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Quite beautiful indeed. Have you visited ?

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

What a great video, thank you. Excellent English and I love all the graphics.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much !

[@ericmoore571]

Another excellent production!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you ! I am so glad you like it !

[@Sunny25611]

Thank goodness the Versailles series started out with several of these facts. :) Thanks again my distant friend! 💕

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank YOU Sunny ! I'm glad you're finding my videos useful !

[@mscott3918]

Versailles was so formal. There was even a particular style of walking for ladies. They were supposed to almost glide, taking tiny swift steps.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for sharing this information with us !

[@mscott3918]

@@TheKingsofFrance Pleasure. I'm a writer and historian and love the little details that bring the past to life.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

@@mscott3918 Sometimes I think so many others would be way more suited at making this channel than I am haha. I'm writing a script atm about a day in the life of Louis XIV. A lot of ridiculous details to be found there. Had you heard of the candle ceremony at Louis' 'coucher' ceremony ?

[@mscott3918]

@@TheKingsofFrance Where a different member of the nobility would take turns holding the candle? The dark hours ceremony? What about the daily journal that would note daybreak as the time that The King woke up, whatever time it was?

[@TheKingsofFrance]

@@mscott3918 that last one is new to me. Can you elaborate? I thought the King was always woked by Bontemps with the words ‘Sire, Voici l’heure’…

[@darktagmaster1861]

I love these short videos and I fuckin love this woman’s voice. It’s so pleasant to listen to her and I don’t exactly know why.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

What a kind compliment, thank you so much !

[@knutclau705]

Eh bien, je revue vos episodes de la vie a Versailles... J'aime ça tres bien, car c'est un excellent piece d"education sur le theme du "divide et impere"... ❤

[@tomaria100]

Thank you! I enjoyed this and learned so much. Merci !

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank YOU for watching !

[@dukesdayoungin3379]

Damn. He weakened the nobles very well. Can you make a video on the powerful families living their? Like the Princes of blood and stuff Conde, Conte, and other families

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I have a video about the Condé scheduled, but it'll take a while before I get around to making it, as for now my video ideas run well into 2022 and I have only the possibility to make two videos per week... I am working as hard as I can though !

[@TheKingsofFrance]

@It's a budgeting life for me I’m working so that of something happens and I cannot work for a few weeks, I still have content for my viewers…

[@TheKingsofFrance]

You’re really sweet ! Now you jump back onto the horse too eh !!

[@tatik8682]

Thank you for making your wonderful videos! Another thing I read about Versailles, is that the place was very smelly. Because Louis XIV built it on a swamp, that means they had no access to water at all. Every water the citizens used for drinking, cooking and washing, had to be delivered regularily by carts. And since there were no proper toilets, and the waste dumps were few, the servants sometimes neglected to go all the way there, and were simply dumping the contents of the chamber pots into any nearby bushes. And the male nobility had the habit of peeing wherever. I read an anecdote about one of the Louises scolding a nobleman after the king, in his stroll, witnessed the nobleman peeing from a balcony. And since some of the citizens kept lapdogs, those lapdogs weren't house broken, and were simply doing their business wherever. And the floors were wood and carpet - absorbing every smell. And since such a deficit of water, the floors were probably not washed very often. And if it was water taken from the fountains for that, I read that water smelled of swamp. So when the citizens had their undergarments washed, water from the fountain was used for that. So it addition of the smell of the unwashed body, the smell of the swamp was added to that. Also, when you apply perfume to an unwashed body, or mix it with stinky bodyfluids like sweat or pee, it ceases being a perfume, and starts producing unbelievable stench. Since the citizens of Versailles never washed, and just kept adding more and more perfume, that means crowded gatherings in there stank like something deadly. I read the nickname of Versailles at the time was "The court of aromas" - which was an elegant way to say that the place stank to high heaven. It is no wonder that strolling was such a popular pasttime back then. Any opportunity to get some fresh air was precious. And no wonder Marie Antoinette secluded herself to Petit Trianon so often. Must have been nice to live in a house in which noone ever peed on the floor.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

It is actually why the birthplace of perfume is Paris lol. I might do a video specifically on hygiene at Versailles some time..

[@tatik8682]

@@TheKingsofFrance How unseemly that the reason for why Paris became the capitol of perfume, is because the noblepeople that haven't had a bath in decades, kept trying and failing to use perfume to hide the smell of an unwashed body. It's a good thing that the perfume industry of France became awesome as soon as humanity evolved into practicing proper hygiene :D Please do your video! Your videos are the best thing ever!

[@conmckfly]

I always wondered about court life. Really interesting. The expense must have been tremendous.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

The expense of building versailles was. But courtiers were meant to provide for themselves mostly, which placed many of the nobles into debt with the king, which gave him even more control over them...

[@hiworld7306]

Louis XIV's idea was brilliant making the same nobles who plotted against him to bow down before him. 👏👏👑🤴⚜

[@TheKingsofFrance]

He certainly knew how to control the lot of them ! Thank you for watching and commenting again, i really appreciate it !

[@hiworld7306]

@It's a budgeting life for me I think he must've been very intelligent.

[@johnmanno2052]

BEST video on Versailles

[@jillb2161]

I read somewhere that there was a writing desk that if something is needed elsewhere a secret button ,that would close all the cabinets and drawer s would automatically close with just one press of a button /pedal .

[@TheKingsofFrance]

That's new to me, interesting to hear. Thanks Jill !

[@andyroo9381]

The Palace of Versailles became the standard for other Monarchs to strive toward. It is my understanding Catherine The Great built The Hermitage to rival Versailles. Let me know if I am incorrect.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I am not sure about The Hermitage, but I do know Versailles set a new standard as to what a court should look like. Thank you for watching and commenting !

[@andyroo9381]

@@birdwatcher4443 Thank you for correcting me. It is also my understanding that Catherine the Great wrote letters of support to Marie Antoinette while she was imprisoned. Do you know anything about these letters? I learned of this in a different documentary but cannot remember the name. The fascination with Marie Antoinette still lives on. A small number of her personal jewels were sold at auction in 2018. They fetched a tidy sum.

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

The Hermitage existed long before the reign of Catherine the Great. All she did was add some additions.

[@ludovicleprinceroyal8721]

Love it!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you SO much for watching again !

[@ludovicleprinceroyal8721]

@@TheKingsofFrance I thank you my friend.

[@lilyofthevalley5586]

Wonderful video! Thank you for this! It is not like in the films.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching Lily... It never is like in the movies I guess...

[@lilyofthevalley5586]

@@TheKingsofFrance Thank you. I love your videos. Yes, reality is much different from film portrayals.

[@franklesser5655]

Louis was such a great leader. We could learn so much from him.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it !

[@latifamiah5742]

Yes! I loved this video

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for being here again... You're one of my greatest supporters, I am so grateful !

[@latifamiah5742]

@@TheKingsofFrance Can you do a face reveal please?

[@TheKingsofFrance]

@@latifamiah5742 I won’t do a face reveal… people don’t care what I look like and my channel is not about me. Furthermore I am too shy…

[@beth7935]

@@TheKingsofFrance Yeah, I REALLY don't get this obsession with "face reveals"! I have zero interest in what youtubers look like, but even if I did, I'd hate for anyone to feel pressured to do it. I just like the lovely info you give us! :)

[@TheKingsofFrance]

@@beth7935 Thank you. It's not about me, it's about the royals, that's where to me the focus should lie...

[@Kingpowch]

As a kid, living in Versailles was a dream. But now, I really content myself with my own little private home. PD: That scene of Marie Antoinette's shirt is shown in Marie Antoinette's 2006 film

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I haven't seen the movie. They must've relied heavily on the memoirs of Madame Campan then in order to make that movie. I really need to see it, it is the one with Kirsten Dunst, right ?

[@Kingpowch]

@@TheKingsofFrance Exactly and it's exactly like you described. In fact I thought you were going to include that scene. Search: This, madame, is Versailles in KZbin and you'll see

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Haha I just watched it... Its really similar indeed... I really have to see that movie now. When we're on the subject: if you're interested in a bit of peculiar film on the French royals : La mort de Louis XIV is quite good !

[@Kingpowch]

@@TheKingsofFrance Thanks, added to my list.

[@paddypaddy7276]

@@TheKingsofFrance Sofia Coppola said she based the movie off the Antonia Fraser book Marie Antoinette. Really good movie actually!

[@jemandjemand2362]

i like how he made them poor and useless by collecting them in his castle all under one roof, making them believe they get some power just by living in his castle

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching and commenting !

[@robnewman6101]

Beloved Majesties on the Thrones of France.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for commenting !

[@robnewman6101]

You're welcome.

[@alokinrainborn]

j'ai trouvé ma chaine favorite!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Merci à toi !

[@robnewman6101]

God Bless Your Majesties.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching Rob !

[@robnewman6101]

You're welcome.

[@delunaadeptes]

This sounds like school 🏫 like it 👍

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I guess it kinda does. Sorry if you didn't like it...

[@delunaadeptes]

@@TheKingsofFrance nah I like it

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Oh phew !

[@paulkoza8652]

Having been to Versailles, this was a very good video. To the inhabitants, it was more like a prison. I wonder if they felt that way.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Have you visited the gardens and the Trianon, and the petit Trianon as well ?

[@paulkoza8652]

@@TheKingsofFrance No I have not. The length of time I had at Versailles prevented from exploring only the main palace and immediate gardens. I feel that I have traveled pretty well within most western and central EU countries with the exception of France. I have only been to Paris, Versailles, and Strasbourg. I want to travel to the south - Lyon, the Rhone, the Loire, the Dordogne, Provence, as well as revisit Paris. A reference book for future travel is "Paris to the Past," by Ina Caro. If you have not read this, it is a very good read and reference for historic travel. Hopefully, we get a handle on Covid and I can make this trip.

[@andrewbrann6693]

This doesn’t even sound real. This is so cool

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Glad you enjoyed it !

[@rodrigodiazdevivar6183]

Was there schools for the children of the nobility?

[@TheKingsofFrance]

The children of the nobels didn't attend 'school' as we know it. They were educated by private tutors...

[@kae5717]

The sheer complexity of internal politics here sounds exhausting

[@TheKingsofFrance]

It was, but that was exactly the reason why Louis set up the system like that. The aristocracy literally had NO time to scheme behind his back, as they had too many crazy rules to adhere to... It placed full control in the hands of the King ...

[@kbf9644]

As much as I wish I were one of them, I still find the sight of all those people in the HoM is kind of upsetting.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it !

[@marshalsoult3860]

“to prevent the nobles from uprising” damn if the last louis did that he could have not been the last louis

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

[@stefmercs9810]

It was the commoners (3rd state) not the nobles, who revolted against the “last”Louis (who wasn’t the last actually).

[@anitat9727]

It wasn't the nobles he had to worry about.....

[@heliedecastanet1882]

@@stefmercs9810 Well, not exactly : the attempts of Louis XVI to reform the institutions and the State (initiated by Louis XV in 1770), years before the Revolution, failed due to the opposition of the aristocracy and of the Parliamentarians. As a result, the institutions were blocked, and it became gradually unbearable for the Bourgeoisie and the commoners. The French aristocracy has also its responsibility in the Revolution, in opposing the necessary reforms.

[@TtBrown80]

How I long to visit Versailles ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤️🇫🇷

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I highly recommend it ! Thank you for watching and commenting !

[@suqyanrahmat7829]

did versailles construction inspired by medina az zhara? 🤔😁😊

[@TheKingsofFrance]

To be honest, I do not know ! I do not know Medina Az Zhara... But you've made me curious now. Thank you for watching !

[@suqyanrahmat7829]

😁 @@TheKingsofFrance you’re welcome 🙏🏻

[@MJ13ish]

Have you considered releasing a French language version of your videos? It would be a real treat for your French speaking audience.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Alas, as my time is limited, I have to make a choice. I went for English as there are already a great amount of videos in French available.

[@patricialong5767]

The protocol is absurd! Good video, tho, thanks!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

And I haven't even told the half of it. I'll make a video about the day of Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette some time. You'll be amazed by the idiocy of it all, but it was all created in order to keep the nobles in check. And it definitely worked.

[@BlindingDarkness1111]

Maybe Louis should have been inviting the peasants too...just saying...

[@TheKingsofFrance]

It might have changed history quite a bit indeed. Thank you for commenting !

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

LOL!!!!!!

[@oscarlpf1]

Please, can anyone help me with this? Louis XIV had the best engineers and architects to design and build Versailles. So, what is the palace so inefficient? They knew about efficiency back then. The kitchens are too far away from the dining rooms. None of those engineers and architects could think: if the kitchens are too far from the dining rooms, when bringing the cooked food to the dinning rooms, the food will get cold?. Also, nobody back then could think on how to warm that huge palace. Heating was essential back then, as it is now, because people freeze to death on cold winters without heating. Something that also wonders me about that palace is, which should be actually called city-palace because it housed so much people, nobody back then thought on building a good sewage system? Nobody back then could think on good ventilation for summer, since putting that many people in those closed quarters would make the whole place really hot for everybody? What I mean with all this is: That place is very luxurious, but very badly designed for what was supposed to be: a building to house thousands of people, royals and nobles

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I am not sure about the reasons why Versailles was built the way it was. But I'm curious now so am going to see if I can find a bit more information about it.

[@juliapalmer2344]

U need to read the book Hall of Mirrors excellent book about Live and espionage at Versailles.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for that suggestion Julia, I will look into it !

[@vhe572]

💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@TheKingsofFrance]

😀😀😀

[@richardque4952]

Just like living in a museum.some king will prefer smaller house.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I wouldn’t want to live in such a huge place ! Thank you for watching and commenting !

[@beth7935]

Very interesting! Conclusion: I'd HATE to live at Versailles, but then I've never wanted to! I don't get the "glamour" aspect cos it's literally my least favourite era clothing-wise, lol, & the interiors are just too OTT :D This is a huge question, lol, but how did moving the nobility just remove all their power? Like, what couldn't they do any more? How did they not even notice- like, surely fireworks & festivals didn't stop people questioning it & wanting power???

[@TheKingsofFrance]

To put it short and simple: first of all, having them all at court meant Louis could keep an eye on them. It is difficult to organise a rebellion under the watchful eye of your King. Furthermore, the etiquette rules were in place to make sure the nobles were busy arguing among themselves about trivial things, such as who could hand the king his sword, boots or shirt, and thus they had no time to scheme and plot against the King. Thirdly, the amount of money it cost them to live at Versailles, the amount of money they lost on (again) trivial things such as clothing and gambling, and the consequent loans they'd have to take with Louis XIV again made sure the king had a grip on his nobles at all times... I hope this clarifies things a bit for you.

[@beth7935]

@@TheKingsofFrance It does clarify it, thankyou very much! :) I just felt like I'd missed something somewhere or not thought it out properly, but that makes complete sense, & furthermore was very clever of Louis! Having been reading about Henry VII, it sounds like a sneakier method to achieve a lot of his goals more peacefully than he did- breaking the nobles' power, politically & financially, & keeping them close & distracted to stop them plotting, or at least to catch them in time- but I don't think it'd translate to 15thc England, lol! Thankyou :)

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I’m only half aware of Henry VII, I know he won the battle of Bosworth and is the father of Louis XVIII, but that’s more or less it haha.

[@beth7935]

@@TheKingsofFrance The father of Louis XVIII?!?! Ok, lol, you got me- just saying "Henry VII" without adding "of England" on a FRENCH royalty channel :D Even his 14-yr exile in Brittany & France, & briefly giving Brittany military assistance against France, aren't relevant & are before the era of your vids, so I'll stop rambling, lol! Why Louis XVIII tho??? I know even less about him than you do about Henry VII of England- ie, literally nothing :D Wiki (I know!) says his father was Louis, Dauphin of France, & he was born in 1755, & Henry VII of England died in 1509- & while Henry was born posthumously himself, that's ridiculous ;) I see no "Henri VII of France" either, lol... But Henry VII of England _was_ technically the father-in-law of a French King Louis! It was Louis XII tho, & Henry died before his daughter Mary Tudor married Louis (not her niece Mary Tudor, who became Queen Mary I of England, & ofc only married Philip II of Spain.)

[@TheKingsofFrance]

@@beth7935 ugh huge typo. I meant Henry VIII but my mind was elsewhere

[@ambreeniram2268]

All the extravaganza led to the french revolution. The nobility and clergy paid no taxes, which only the commoners had to endure. Versailles is an example of aristocracy and royalty across the world.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

You are quite right. Thank you so much for watching.

[@bobduvar]

Funny fact : Louis XIV never use any fork in his whole life !! He always used a knife to get dishes in his mouth...

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Correct. Quite often he didn't even use a knife but ate with his hands, as the use of tools were for the commoner, not a king ! Thank you for watching !

[@robnewman6101]

Beauty and the Beast.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching and supporting my channel !

[@robnewman6101]

You're welcome.

[@supisadhamabutra1339]

High Rise probably inspired by this

[@TheKingsofFrance]

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[@dianamarquez4774]

He created a vicious court system which Marie Antoinette suffered. The horrors of the French Revolution lay at his feet.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks Diana for sharing your thoughts with us.

[@knutclau705]

Divide et impera! Une roi, une loi, une foi!!! And always detract the public mind by "bread and games"! There' s nothing new under the sun...😅

[@MrBrownnn696]

Image standing naked an watching people talk about passing you clothes... lmfao

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I'm sure over time she became used to it, as it was protocol and the rules were never bent....

[@lovmi2byz91]

I would’ve gone bonkers. Especially in winter

[@towada1066]

If only there were working toilets,... what a cesspool palace.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

The word "cesspool" isn't an adjective.

[@towada1066]

@@HattieMcDanielonaMoon 面倒くさい... 「臭い宮殿」じゃん

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

@@towada1066 I don't speak that language, sorry.

[@towada1066]

@@HattieMcDanielonaMoon I tried to use a compound noun in English,... then I used an adjective and noun in Japanese,... I wish that I could please you ... φ(*⌒▽⌒)ﾉ

[@Manuello92]

This sounds like a life in hell.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

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[@frankiescorpio8103]

No wonder there was a revolt what a bunch of nonsense and people had to support their lavish lifestyles

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@frankiescorpio8103]

Your videos are detailed and interesting

[@TheKingsofFrance]

@@frankiescorpio8103 thanks, I appreciate that !

[@kimmccabe1422]

Thus the French Revolution!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for watching Kim !

[@jasminkavujovic6065]

the Paalace withou toilette!!!Imagine that odour and stink....

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching and commenting Jasminka !

[@heliedecastanet1882]

There were toilets : in the private appartments. But for the public, it was another matter : there were only two public toilets, at the extremity of each aisle. Unfortunately, there were not big enough, as you can imagine.

[@lorraincassesso1611]

He suffered a terrible death you didnt even state what was done to him horrific death and torture

[@rochelimit55555]

lots of bootlickers even back then

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for watching !

[@Ashley-vs8nu]

Doesn't appear that all of that unnecessary "help" was actually helping France - - Intriguing nevertheless

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for watching !

[@calebbourassa652]

Pourquoi faire une vidéo en anglais quand tu est française?

[@TheKingsofFrance]

je ne suis pas Française… je suis Flamante… Merci pour regarder…

[@calebbourassa652]

@@TheKingsofFrance Je veux dire française de langue. Je suis Québécois mais ça reste que je parle français.

[@gisellacardini3509]

In altri video, raccontano che erano sporchi e che non andavano con le loro mogli se si lavavano, ma preferivano andare solo con le prostitute pulite, mentre le mogli dovevano essere sporche anche intimamente..... No COMMENT... 🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Non l’avevo sentito, grazie per averlo condiviso!

[@lololdhsjs1765]

Can you translate to Arabic please

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I am so sorry, I don't speak Arabic so I cannot help you with that. Thank you for watching though !

[@tranacasbyll]

Nothing much changed

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching !

[@donsarde]

Built as a symbol of the power and status of a European monarch, Versailles became a model for other European monarchs. It must also be said that the absolutely deplorable lack of hygiene that reigned at Versailles was awful.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching and commenting !

[@holyfox94]

Did they had cats in the Versailles castle because of rats and mice?🤔😻

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I don’t know… but I do know Richelieu had cats…

[@holyfox94]

@@TheKingsofFrance Yes, indeed. Richelieu had mostly persian cats, if I’m not mistaken.

[@branbran0609]

I bet the smell and hygiene was horrific!!!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

It was. Thank you for watching.

[@dto1270]

This is very good and an informative documentary... The level of unnecessary and foolish behavior that was not of any benefit to France, nor to it's people... King Louis XIV really cared absolutely nothing about France, nor the people... He bankrupted France to finance his palace at Versailles, he did not even pay various designers and building contractors... He left Fance is financial ruins at his death... An array of workers died during the construction of Versailles, which King Louis XIV never gave any sympathy to... He was a very good strategist to have had all of the nobles to move to Versailles to cater to him, as he bankrupted them in following fashion trends, which was mostly done to keep them from being financially able to be successful in plots against him... The nobles paid absolutely no taxes, as common citizens and citizens already in poverty were increasingly taxed way beyond their means... All six waste septic tanks emptied out of Versailles into the river in Paris, which directly contaminated the water supply in Paris... Versailles was filthy and most of all it's nobles and courtiers were un-bathed, just heavily perfumed.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for your in-depth comment ! You are quite right !

[@Iblameyouu]

As beautiful as the nobleman and aristocracy looked, imagine how the palace smelled! They all took poo poos & pee pee’s anywhere they wanted. And one would imagine how they smelled because they never really bathed. I do wonder if they wore the same clothes unwashed everyday

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

[@heliedecastanet1882]

No. On the contrary, they changed clothes several times a day. Regarding hygiene, you have to keep in mind that it was exactly the same in all the Western world : the Court of France was not different to the English one, the Spanish one, or the Austrian one. Same hygiene. Same way of life. There were no more toilets in the royal residence in London, Madrid, Vienna or Caserta back then. It was not specific to France. People were used to washing their body with towels impregnated with alcohol : I let you imagine the result on your own skin if you do it in your lifetime !

[@Iblameyouu]

@@heliedecastanet1882 oh thank you for the eye-opener! The French Court certainly had an eye for fashion and beauty versailles is breathtaking. I’ve always been interested as to why the French people brought back their monarchy after Napoleon.

[@heliedecastanet1882]

@@Iblameyouu Because even during the Revolution, French people were very divided over the question of the monarchy. It would take a very long time to answer why precisely, but just keep in mind that the Revolution was a very "Parisian" thing : in the countryside, monarchists were strong. Between 1795 and 1799 (the year when Napoléon seized power), monarchists and Republicans were in confrontation, and with nearly the same number of partisans. That is why after Napoléon's failure in 1815, Louis XVIII was able to come back to France, on the condition he would respect the social and political benefits of the Revolution - which he did. After his death, his brother Charles X (who was not very clever) tried to return to the ancient absolutist monarchy, and it was a disaster. He stupidly provoked another Revolution (quite short, this one) in 1830 and had to flee from France.

[@JB-he5pk]

#PrussianBlue

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching and commenting !

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

Did some aristocrats still stay at their estates?

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Yes, some remained at their estates. But it held them back as they would not be in the favour of Louis XIV, as he would only grant requests to people who were at court quite often. He would literally snub nobles who were not there enough by saying 'I never see him' when they did present themselves at court.

[@Arnoldman-ep9gw]

Looks very uncomfortable

[@astardustparade]

Life at Versailles was very stinky

[@ffnendhgrgd]

Versailles. Because global poverty is worth this monstrosity existing.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@dinealone0]

4minutes in and there's little on how to behave lmao

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I’m sorry you did not enjoy my video. Thank you for watching though.

[@ericdufresne6991]

The French Revolution sounds like Donald Trumps last speech when everyone looted the White House. Lol

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Well that was a shameful moment for Trump's presidency for sure !

[@ericdufresne6991]

@@TheKingsofFrance yeah it was a catastrophe if you ask me. A lot has happened in just the last couple of years. It’s sad really.

[@gisellacardini3509]

Non credevo fossero così sporchi... Che schifoooooo... Sopra sopra liscio liscio, sotto sotto merda e piscio!!!!!!! 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@keetahbrough]

It’s amazing that this species is so decimated, that they voluntarily live as economic slaves, and consider sloth gluttony and power as sustainable. lol.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

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[@IDontWantThisStupidHandle]

Sounds unimaginably exhausting...

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Agreed !

[@IDontWantThisStupidHandle]

I applaud your correctly naming the n@zi party as the National Socialist party. It's in the very name, and the majority of their policies and style of governance actively reflected socialist principles, but staunch socialists today call anyone OPPOSED to socialism "n@zis" left and right (well, they are usually left and left...).

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching.