What It Was Like To Live At Versailles

During its heyday from 1682 to 1789, Versailles wasn’t just a palace - it was the center of France’s royal world. French royals, nobles, and state officials lived together in the sprawling palace complex. But despite the regal setting, everyday life for courtiers at Versailles was often stressful, regimented, and surprisingly unsanitary.
#Versailles #FrenchHistory #WeirdHistory

[@theguybehindyou4762]

Versailles: History’s first reality show.

[@quintenwhyte6660]

Keeping Up with The Dieudonnés

[@shinatsuki8957]

"Louis XIV, theres people that are dying"

[@zolotayazima8351]

A Royal Affair 👑

[@butteryboy._.]

Daily with the Dieudonnés

[@jodycochrane888]

@@shinatsuki8957, I get this reference 😂😂😂😂

[@justusing6192]

Damn imagine thinking you’re above everyone and your whole home smells like utter poop

[@gypsysprite4824]

tbf almost everything that was highly populated back then smelled like shit

[@celia-ov6rm]

@Elijah A have you ever heard about the roman baths?

[@AlexLangerak]

@Elijah A nope, It was americans

[@justusing6192]

Tadeu Brasil lol you’re joking right?! Americans are basically brits and Dutch people that decided to go somewhere else so by the time people knew to bathe there wasn’t even an America. Also it was actually the Vikings that brought bathing more than once a year to Britain but people never followed then when the crusades occurred they saw the Arabs bathing more than once a year but still didn’t follow it.

[@ryan7864]

@Elijah A Africans did not teach Europeans how to bathe. The Romans and Greeks were bathing long before that.

[@Ravierave]

“On Wednesdays we wear pink!” -Louis XIV

[@rising_phoenix333]

😂

[@Lana-nu1mh]

Lmao

[@Shmellable]

This made me lol 😂

[@gothamtransitauthority7990]

« Sur mercredi nous habillons le rose! » -Louis XIV

[@hellozukohere3070]

dead😂

[@Dfathurr]

Louis showing people that he was eating Louis showing people that he was sleeping Louis showing people that he was doing private business Basically Louis XIV is one of first Vlogger before Vlog itself was founded.

[@reneeleese]

Dfathurr what a funny way to look at it 😂

[@qtaro-7097]

„what is up my courtiers, welcome back to my palace!“

[@thestarstarla]

and mukbanger

[@lilMissF0F0]

😂😂😂 he’s ahead of his time

[@blacklight310]

Chocolate it’s a joke

[@AineTaiki]

So THIS is why France got rid of their royalty

[@williamberry4597]

I'm sure it was one of many reasons.

[@Ryan-wx8of]

Seems more like this is the reason "the people" were able to successfully revolt.

[@FacheChanteDeux]

No, it was because they took all the money for themselves while letting most of their people starve.

[@adeleg4759]

In case someone looks here for an answer : the whole purpose of versailles was to keep nobility on a leash after they tried to end royalty when louis xiv was a child and remembers very well the fear and starvation, the revolt was called 'la fronde'. The revolution was actually at first the revolt of a tird of the assembly against the other two (nobility and church) which were from the same families and always won the votes, of course. The 'tiers état' just wanted a representative parlement and a monarchy similar to england, not the king's head. Then the king louis xvi tried to flee to get help, that is because of that he then got executed. Sorry for my english... it's a multi-faced part of history, i tried my best

[@facesbysusanna]

No

[@cikomiko3914]

So basically it was like living at frat house

[@dreasmom2789]

Lol

[@deathlarsen7502]

Boom! Great comment

[@radikowalski1553]

ciko miko yup I agree with that

[@richardsmith748]

The cult of the king lol

[@RaNdOmPlAyS]

@Ron Burgundy wymm?

[@Solqueen86]

Imagine trying to have a morning quickie but the morning clothes crew comes in.

[@VanessaFitzmaurice]

Solqueen86 makes you think if that’s the reason why the word voyeurism is so french lmao

[@JesterPrince]

worse yet, imagine having a quickie and 100 people tries to get in and see

[@mcv2961]

Lmao ksksks

[@Izka3gChupaChups]

King and Queen have separated bed chambers . But do not worry there are separate doorways to hidden rooms where they could meet, eat a bit of breakfast by themselves and sleep and in general make themselves presentable before the invasion of the court.

[@JesterPrince]

@@Izka3gChupaChups Gotta have at least few wild ones who wants a sneek peek. Old time paparazzis or something lol

[@wormius7350]

I imagine Louis laughing to himself. “Look at these fools, they can’t overthrow me because they’re watching me take a shit”

[@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_]

Lmao. ^_^

[@SoapinTrucker]

LOL 😂👍 🏆

[@blackmoth2595]

"whisper whisper in french" HEY! Watch me wiping my poopooo

[@tealablu3759]

@@blackmoth2595 no no, he had someone else wiping him

[@magicdolphon4334]

Dodoo fart

[@janyiah4369]

Bruh imagine your house smelled like a middle school boys locker room took 17 dumps a day

[@dreasmom2789]

Probably worse.

[@janyiah4369]

Then why don't they do it

[@jomantis5]

I wish

[@jimhalpert7660]

they used buckets back then and pured them in the streets when they were full-

[@Death1rock1334]

Its not even the shit smell, its the horrible rancid butter sweat smell mixed in with godawful amounts of axe, that only really makes it worse.

[@courtney1496]

A lavish palace with a hundred servants and exotic animals, but no bathroom? What kind of bizarro world is this? 😟😟😟

[@blugaledoh2669]

Just used wet towel.

[@vapidrabbit198]

i read a book about it and they did have "toilettes"... or at least an official facility where they could deficate into a pot, but it was only in one place at the far end of one of the wings. not the best planning, but without plumbing, i think most of the people were also used to doing their business with a pot in their room... or wherever they needed to.

[@LB-ou8wt]

This is such a bad misconception. There were bathrooms. However at this time, without plumbing, the upper classes typically had chamberpots which would be emptied by servants. Sometimes you would have a small room to use the chamber pot, but many just used them within their room (they’d be emptied right away anyways).

[@paulalesese906]

Just use your one sock cause you cant find the other pair....or is that just me🤷‍♀️

[@annettefournier9655]

@@LB-ou8wt not really, all the dogs and animals were never house trained so shit was everywhere from them at least.

[@weirdshibainu]

Everyone:" I share my life on social media. I'm a star" King Louis:" Hold my wine"

[@stalinsmum6475]

Louis: Yeah, the Sun is a star, and I’m king of sun.

[@pearlglass]

Hold my frozen wine

[@marieantoinette2494]

My husband is Louis and he’s the reason why my head was cut off. He party till the economy was low and people started to raid me and him.

[@noalapizza-paella3986]

@@marieantoinette2494 They mean the XIV, not the XVI Marie

[@leshurlementsdelacave9563]

Hold my Champagne

[@joshg2603]

King Louis’s friend: “can I bring my cat over?” King Louis: “no” King Louis’s friend: “can I bring my lion?” King Louis: “yes, of course”

[@mooggroog]

Same

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

King Louis' friend: Can I take a shit in the hallway? King Louis: Sure!

[@MrAdryan1603]

The last thing I want to see when I wake up is another person, let alone 100. Yikes

[@bruderschweigen6889]

Don't worry I don't think you'll ever have the problem of waking up next to another human lol

[@MrAdryan1603]

@@bruderschweigen6889 Lol that makes no sense, hahah

[@bruderschweigen6889]

@@MrAdryan1603 wow the joke is not funny if I have to explain it lol I mean you won't have sex with another human

[@Monsterclip101]

Christian Peters I found your joke funny

[@EXObiteme]

Recently people are consumed by smartphones, television, etc, things that we can enjoy all by ourselves but in return, we don’t really engage with others compare to the past. The past though, there is not much of entertainment people could enjoy alone other than books I think, so that’s why the idea of individualism don’t really apply back then I assume

[@GrimRuler]

"What do you do for a living?" "I'm the King's piss boy"

[@youtubisashoe]

I heard that worked as a pickup line 100% of the time

[@louisrelf5903]

“Ah wow, jealous!”

[@artman40]

Well, at least he wasn't groom of the stool.

[@heatherbenson7419]

Luccckky

[@harleyskawronik6382]

"Bro, you livin large."

[@jogibogi391]

Versailles: Home of the original Kardashians

[@christinekisuule7685]

whatever, whatever!

[@growingstrong1009]

Except they had more taste than the Kardashians

[@AluneTheShaman]

Soon their heads will roll

[@2msvalkyrie529]

@ life box Yes! Where is Robespierre when you really need him. ?!

[@cultus_amuse0009]

yes in the zoo

[@souleatercat4641]

"I got to throw the kings diarrhea away this morning!" "Oh franscuia your so lucky"

[@youtubisashoe]

You might be 2% milk but your comment is 3% milk

[@souleatercat4641]

I am expired milk at this point

[@hj6507]

FRANSCUIA

[@borneobeauty3410]

kwkwkwkw

[@najjusubhan5717]

LMFAOOO

[@caprisunlover4732]

King Louis XIV invented mukbangs

[@erin6499]

LMAOOOOO

[@John-Adams]

Antoinette was a cam girl.

[@aalice5217]

I died reading this

[@fernandorodriguez876]

You're fuckin stupid, kinda and queens from many European countries ate alot.

[@caprisunlover4732]

@@fernandorodriguez876 imagine not getting a joke..

[@hemant1512]

No wonder Europeans have such a great perfume industry... Imagine the effort it takes to cover that stench

[@DaDa-ui3sw]

The so-called stink in Versailles is largely over exaggerated in this video...

[@nicolebongiovanni9697]

Only Europeans take shits? Lol

[@DaDa-ui3sw]

@Alfa&Omega 00000 for example Mathieu Da Vinha

[@DaDa-ui3sw]

@Alfa&Omega 00000 You said truth "is that in the video". But you have no sources unlike me.

[@DaDa-ui3sw]

@Alfa&Omega 00000 I accept that you're seeking the truth, and I encourage you in this way. It's just that you seemed only to want to contradict me and to uphold the idea of the video when it doesnt give any source. I'm sorry I said I despised you, bcs you really seem to search the truth. I also didn't want to seem arrogant, I just said what I know on this subject and I think I am close to the historical truth because I trust the historians I read. But if it is a subject that really interests you, I invite to do your own researchs and read the works of historians you can trust.

[@Haililibunnie]

I've visited the palace of Versailles and it's really hard to wrap your mind around just how massive this place really was. We were there for about 3 or 4 hours and only had time to go into about 5 or 6 rooms. I've also visited Shakespeare's hometown and his childhood home. Although he didn't reach his prime time of success until after his death, it's shocking to see just how lavish the lifes of royals really were/are. Even in comparison to people who were even incredibly well respected and admired for their contribution to art.

[@rebeccaanderson5626]

It always wondered me on how in just one hundred and seven years France went from having the magnificent monarchy who had financial capabilities of building palace of Versailles to a monarchy that couldn't control a revolution brought about by the starving population . Difficult to imagine how the state went from this to that in just 107 years

[@jureeratpholseela7508]

@@rebeccaanderson5626 War were to costly and trying to over take the USA/Canada fighting with the British, The Spanish / Prussia and any other didn't arrange the finance of the country and by no means the Royals and all the parasite around them were just sucking what was left of the high taxes the people paid even at that time, enough was enough ...

[@ThePatxiao]

reminds me of China's forbidden city where the Emperors of China lived in a literal city

[@brentdobson5264]

​@@rebeccaanderson5626 Wars ....too many of them ....had to melt down the treasury disguised as solid gold hallway furniture . " Apre`s moi le(?) deluge " ( after me the deluge ) one recalls reading somewhere a long time ago . Benjamin Franklin seems to have played a part in playing the French against English by hanging out in the French court ...wigless !!!! ( the French were smitten ) .

[@stevencoardvenice]

​@@rebeccaanderson5626they SPENT ALL THE MONEY ON VERSAILLES. That was the problem

[@shirinkaul6661]

Looking at this I think how often we forget what a huge privilege running water and plumbing is. It is easy to forget how far humanity has come. Saving lives as well as noses!

[@Calikid331]

It's funny because the Romans did have plumbing and some even had running water in their homes. It's amazing to think how long it took humanity to get back to the Roman standard of plumbing.

[@camrendavis6650]

How about a video on the life of a Chinese concubine

[@irenageorgieva8011]

Camren Davis Geisha

[@camrendavis6650]

@@irenageorgieva8011 no

[@MeliMachiavelli]

Plutonian Dragon Queen Irena G. Yikes. Geisha are Japanese.

[@manshama2599]

YES

[@tamimiller4896]

@@irenageorgieva8011 I was just going to say the same,

[@thwb4661]

LOUIS XIV WOULD SURELY LOVE LIVESTREAMING HIMSELF TODAY.

[@noalapizza-paella3986]

YES

[@rebeccaanderson5626]

@@Ladygeorgianaduchess It always wondered me on how in just one hundred and seven years France went from having the magnificent monarchy who had financial capabilities of building palace of Versailles to a monarchy that couldn't control a revolution brought about by the starving population . Difficult to imagine how the state went from this to that in just 107 years

[@Ladygeorgianaduchess]

@@rebeccaanderson5626 ye

[@Ladygeorgianaduchess]

I wonder what his mistresses live streams would be like

[@Ladygeorgianaduchess]

If I was in the live stream chat I would be like: WHAT ARE THOSE he would be like:THeY aRe mY sHoEs

[@jamielancaster01]

Sounds like my 3yr old she requires an audience for everything. I guess Louie never grew out of his threes!

[@Izka3gChupaChups]

Maybe read an actual document on this. By having everyone look at him he actually strengthened his political power. The church and noblemen lost their power in the country and the Crown no longer depended on everyone. It was the opposite aftter versailles etiquette became popular. Both noble men and women fought for positions in court and sough to satisfy the king. He set the fashion trends and became the first celebrity of his time.

[@WhiteLiteBarbie]

Izqa ??? Huh

[@susangavaghan]

The palace looks very grand but it is is difficult to imagine life without hot and cold running water and baths.

[@youtubisashoe]

Easier to imagine if you got a servant army waking up 5 hours before you and stoking the fire going to the river schleping it back and heating up the water preparing it for you

[@cgt3704]

or living in a place that smelled horibbly

[@lilMissF0F0]

its okay back then no one had baths and running water i imagine public houses were worse. the palace should be the grandest and its still lacking by modern time standards

[@Rings-of-Saturn2]

The king had a turkish bath in his private apartments but I suppose this was the exception rather than the rule at Versailles.

[@KateRambo]

Mom: when are you going to get a real job? Me: but mom, I collect the chamber pot!

[@yooringonghan]

fyi: -parents & children didn't see each other that much, otherwise that was considered a _bourgeois_ thing -the only other option for the nobility was the military...otherwise it was considered social death to be exiled to the countryside

[@nicolebongiovanni9697]

I got the joke! Lol

[@k2d10tode11]

what it was to live during the Ming Dynasty. yep i wanna see that.

[@camrendavis6650]

It was actually pretty good, depending on what part of the empire you were staying at. If you lived in any of the coastal provinces like Fujian or Guangdong, you ran the risk of being invaded by Japanese pirates (wokou) and would either be robbed, raped, murdered, or sold into slavery. If you lived in the north you ran the risk of being invaded by Mongols and Manchurians, similar results would follow. Your best option would be to live in the central part of the empire, but then you would be heavily watched and monitored by the emperor's imperial guard (jinyiwei) who would police you around.

[@k2d10tode11]

now that sound more interesting!

[@manshama2599]

I say tang dynasty

[@camrendavis6650]

@@manshama2599 Ah the beautiful Tang Dynasty. If I were to pick a more wonderful point in history.

[@k2d10tode11]

then lets do that one too! lol

[@annereilley4892]

Just wait until people of the future talk about how unbearable it was to live now.

[@edwinmeyer2215]

I certainly hope it won’t be the inverse and the people of the future think, ‘Wow, I wish I lived in the early 21st century, when life was simple where a sneeze could kill, the ocean had fish, and California only burned intermittently.... ‘

[@isrulius]

It will be the opposite. We’re about to peak as a global society, it’s all a facade. Everything we have and know is soon to crumble and wash away, and the civilizations of tomorrow will look back on our time the way the dark ages looked back and marveled on the time of the Roman Empire.

[@Faustus3495]

This comment section got dark as shit ok-

[@N0n0b0dy]

People will look back at these days as the modern dark ages and wonder how we let it happen

[@PrincessKaren]

They didn't poop everywhere that's a lie to make the French Royal's look bad. They didn't smell bad that's a slur.

[@gloriahanes6490]

My ancestors the Charpentier lived at Versailles and descended from ancient Kings of France. Marc Antoine Charpentier, a famous French composer and Jeanne Baptise Charpentier, a famous artist to the court of France. In the year 1790 the family fled to Canada where other Charpentier(s) had settled as early as 1745 to start a new life when so many nobles and royals were losing their head to the guillotine.

[@mominmomin7327]

Oh woww so nice to hear that.. would love to hear more about about it ❤️

[@YoWhoDat]

Tf ^

[@mominmomin7327]

@@YoWhoDat ???

[@KarlJayce_]

Take your meds

[@theallseeingmaster]

An erudite explanation of the origin of the French perfume industry.

[@rs5570]

Conjecture.

[@barker940]

Even today the average French person uses ONE bar of soap per year!

[@Crisyx91]

Larry Barker Because the average French person showers with liquid soap/body gel? Drop the outdated stereotypes. We shower at least once every two days

[@ascathon7069]

@@Crisyx91 I honestly don't know if you are joking or not. But, aren't you supposed to take a bath once in the morning and once again in the evening/night?

[@Crisyx91]

Ascathon I’m not joking and you are wrong. Taking a bath twice, every single day is harmful for your skin, and will destroy the good bacteria, ask any dermatologist. I shower once every day and wash my hairs every two days.

[@sicfith6006]

This sounds like a nightmare.

[@edinagaspar722]

Indeed...happy I did not live there 😅😅😅

[@DaDa-ui3sw]

@@edinagaspar722 it was a dream to live there

[@Lauren.E.O]

DaDa People wanted to escape. Also, spies and code breakers read their mail and any...unfavorable opinions were brought to the king’s attention. He basically enslaved the nobility and forced them to live away from their lands and followers. Granted, it did wonders for securing his and France’s power at the time, but Versailles was more of a shiny prison than a luxury resort.

[@ivr845]

@@Lauren.E.O More likely a stinky prison 🤣

[@sushichipsuwu5494]

OH DAMN THAT PLACE SOUNDS LIKE HELL

[@NapoleonBonaparde]

The purpose of Versailles was to just party and keep the nobles docile while Louis centralized the kingdom, he certainly had his privacy when he wanted.

[@rebeccaanderson5626]

It always wondered me on how in just one hundred and seven years France went from having the magnificent monarchy who had financial capabilities of building palace of Versailles to a monarchy that couldn't control a revolution brought about by the starving population . Difficult to imagine how the state went from this to that in just 107 years

[@Thor-Orion]

@@rebeccaanderson5626 well most of that time had just two kings, both of whom were assholes. 14 and 15 were both utterly corrupt.

[@thea8020]

something about the slight sarcasm in his narration just makes every video he does perfect

[@MariaCastro-om7sd]

When he pronounced coucher as couch I felt that

[@jessn.2665]

Maria Castro lol I was half listening, and thought ohhhh noooo

[@ionacmitchell]

Literally ;-;

[@maysaniyazova]

RIGHT?! ruined the whole thing for me. Unprofessional.

[@jawoo2228]

and when he pronounced lever like a handle type of lever lol

[@nicolebongiovanni9697]

When you see yet another "I felt that" comment...

[@kaymuldoon3575]

Cats wouldn’t have lived among all that human stench anyway.

[@machigiceb7788]

right? cats probably would rather be outside and become feral than living in that shit smelling palace lmao

[@katiejohnson4913]

Cause they're smart.

[@EllieMcHale1]

Kay Muldoon fact

[@Cjnw]

It surely brought mice

[@chazychap]

cat peoples houses always smell, not good either

[@uchibauki2515]

Imagine bad breath and body odor with heavy clothing without deodorant must be so hot 🥵

[@Honeybear0488]

🤢more like 🤢

[@macaryl95]

So damn hot 🤭

[@hannekirkeb6087]

yuck🤮

[@popefrancis8153]

They had perfumes And it was usually pretty cold

[@ZeldaZonk-zt8fr]

Do not believe what you are told...

[@morganmick4188]

The fact that this was so normal to them. Ive tried to wrap my head around that for years.

[@rebeccaanderson5626]

It always wondered me on how in just one hundred and seven years France went from having the magnificent monarchy who had financial capabilities of building palace of Versailles to a monarchy that couldn't control a revolution brought about by the starving population . Difficult to imagine how the state went from this to that in just 107 years

[@alexmontgomery255]

I went to Versailles 50 years ago this month. I’m glad they got the stench out by then.

[@scottmantooth8785]

it took that long no doubt

[@alfonsoflorio]

that sounds awful. Imagine the life of a commoner

[@jessicacole8404]

Better if you lived in an isolated village...worse if you lived in a city

[@lemonsquire5993]

Actually for poorer people, it was sometimes better, ie wealthy physicians would encourage bleeding people with leeches or cutting them open to drain them from illness while low class doctors often recommended rest, fresh air, and broth for common ailments which faired a lot better. Source: she wolves

[@therainbowwillow4453]

Alfonso Florio I think I’d rather be poor than watch some royal bitch eat and shower and shit... oh yeah.. and have labor

[@patriciasandage4784]

Erin Connelly .

[@matthewlaurence3121]

If you were of the professional sector e.g. a clerk, lawyer, broker or teacher, then it wasn't generally that bad; arguably more congenial and healthy than Versailles. For millions, Versailles was still an improvement though.

[@katyburns9758]

It sounds like hell on Earth, frankly.

[@San_Deep2501]

Ok peasant

[@richardglady3009]

Thanks for another GREAT video.

[@TimahR]

They basically had a live audience reality tv show

[@nikkole9951]

I’m so glad I wasn’t born back then. No bathing,bad smells and absolutely no medical care. No thanks!

[@wyntersteele1a]

No proper place to take a BM moment and then not be able to have it flushed away would drive me insane.

[@MiniKodjo]

You would have been a peasant married at 14 dead a 35

[@jacquelinewinter7312]

@@MiniKodjo that's assuming the first birth didn't kill you at 16.

[@Ladygeorgianaduchess]

what would be worse being marie or being a peasant cause they both seem equally horrible

[@Ladygeorgianaduchess]

And there would be no memes which would be rlly sad

[@btetschner]

A+ video! LOVE IT! That is an unforgettable history!

[@rajaeabdelkhaleq1427]

What a visit ! Thank youu

[@zur137]

Could you please make a video on the 20s and how the discovery of king Tut’s tomb affected fashion of the time?

[@Cjnw]

#KhAnubis *wants to know your location*

[@bleesedbythebest]

I love history!

[@Friendship1nmillion]

I'd VERY MUCH appreciate you doing a video on {the Royal Historical period} of the modern young Royals Duke & Dutchess of Sussex AND the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge. Prince William AND -> Prince Harry i am curious about our current period of history with them as they don't have a regular "9-5" work job. Love to be a "Fly on the wall" of their day to day routine. My curiosity is spiced by the fact I know they give out awards such as "Knighthoods" and attend openings of things BUT it's only occasionally mentioned in the NEWS, So how do they fill up their day -> every day ❓ 👑🏰🇬🇧 👨‍🏫🏰🇫🇷🙈

[@martind349]

@gh0stm0n nancy mitfud diswud'nt

[@martinbryan3716]

Short, sweet, and informative!

[@deebell6905]

This a great knowledge to know about them. I would love to hear more about them & what they do. Great video.

[@Luis-yx1xi]

No wonder Marie Antoinette would always scape to the petite trianon everytime she could.

[@flaviaribeiro1053]

Marie Antoinette wasn't the wife of Louis XIV. She was born more then 100 years after (Marie was born in 1755, Louis XIV died in 1715).

[@Luis-yx1xi]

@@flaviaribeiro1053 That's right but still there was not plumbing at Versailles in her time and with 6 thousand overfeeded aristocrats, 4 thousand well feeded servants, herds of visitors plus the royal guard imagine the stenchy.

[@yooringonghan]

true she ended the tradition of public breakfasts even as _dauphine_

[@Luis-yx1xi]

@@yooringonghan Who wants to eat in front of a big crowd all watching every move you make.

[@ccgrey8731]

@@Luis-yx1xi You are right, and the same daily practices where still carried out when Marie Antoinette arrived at court. She was the one that rebelled against many of those invasive things.

[@jills3124]

When this mans pronounced “coucher” “COW-CHUURRR” instead of “coo-shay” my 7 years of French died.

[@Danielle-mg5lf]

Jill S : same here for me, lol ! He even was pronouncing Courtiers incorrectly.....if you’re going to make a documentary you might want to pronounce words correctly or else your credibility is lacking.

[@sutherland9]

@@Danielle-mg5lf I agree. lol

[@Danielle-mg5lf]

@@sutherland9 thank you lol

[@nagyszisz]

Thank you. "lever" was the same. It hurt.

[@Ingrid0410]

Wonderful!!! Do more!!!!!

[@donnagoldsmith7078]

I visited the palace of Versailles on a week long school trip to France when I was 13. I remember just how beautiful and lavish it was which jarred with the fact that our teachers had told us about the unhygienic toilet habits of it's residents. They didn't just go in chamber pots but would find a quiet corner or secluded cubby hole and relieve themselves right there! This along with all the animals doing the same thing, and the fact that the people didn't exactly wash regularly meant the palace reeked! Also I love this channel but the word courtier isn't pronounced like the brand Cartier, I wouldn't have mentioned it but he just wouldn't stop saying it in the video!

[@lillyl6901]

I visited Versailles a few years back. Its so beautiful now, you wouldn’t imagine how disgusting it must’ve really been back in the day lol

[@jackrawlings9659]

Literally just started learning about this in school, will link teachers

[@JB.h2o2]

Weird flex.. But I like it 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@tessharte1307]

Bxck Flip watch the Netflix series . It’s awesome !

[@michaelin0s]

@@tessharte1307 Which one?

[@aidrovo89]

Tess Harte which one?

[@KING-bt1tm]

@Tess Harte. which one?

[@dianariverjackson5123]

I’ve been to Versailles, it is amazing though in terms of architecture and art

[@TravelingisFREEDOM]

This is a very charming place, I hope I can return to visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!

[@kalanaherath3076]

The "er" in _"lever"_ and _"coucher"_ are NOT pronounced like they are in English, but are pronounced as "eh" like the "ae" in "reggae"

[@strawberryjam3670]

Also coucher is more like kushae

[@kalanaherath3076]

@@strawberryjam3670 yeah, that's what I meant

[@kaydub4595]

So that’s what Juvenile meant when he said, “wanna bring you to my house ay on the coucher”

[@jexikavindictive]

@@kaydub4595 Haha I love you!

[@paquitaelmaestro1576]

True except that the sound er or é is not dragged like it would be in English

[@kaylaharris4949]

if you speak french this episode is soooo painful lmao.

[@reginabillotti]

Or if you know history... for example, randomly throwing in the modern French flag as if that would be recognized at all by the kings...

[@pfefferfilm]

Yes the famous Levur and the Cowtcher of Loo-iss

[@huub1989]

Words such a courtier can be pronounced in the English way as it’s commonly used, painful to hear the dreadful attempt at French words.

[@luzceniceros4349]

Exactly. Smh

[@almightyfonics]

But you’re black

[@reenougle]

I really like this series. Just one minor comment: the king's morning and evening dressing rituals are pronounced "le-vay"(to wake up) and "coo-shay"(to go to sleep)!

[@shannonpincombe4563]

I enjoyed this video but what I'd very much like to see is an in depth doco about the many underground rail systems of the world. Their inception, building techniques, engineering difficulties and pesos, responsible etc. Many thanks. I love your channel.

[@keelahrose]

It would be so great if you guys actually cited your sources in the description of the videos, or listed them at the end of the video. Not only would that seriously improve your overall credibility and allow teachers to make better use of these videos as student resources, it would allow viewers who are interested in learning more to seek the information directly from the same source that you got it from. And of course, the actual historians who did the research deserve some credit too.

[@esteehanvey5647]

only royalty could turn a delicious dinner into an uncomfortable fashion show

[@tealablu3759]

Mainly the French. I went to Paris and determined they like to be starved, dehydrated, and uncomfortable. My friend who was studying abroad there agreed 🤣 I’d still go back in a heartbeat

[@eog5038]

An important facet of Versailles court life was dance. You mention the frequent parties; many featured dance, of course. But, apart from the dance performances by the resident dance corps -- with whom Louis himself, an accomplished dancer, would perform -- balls attended by the courtiers consisted almost entirely of solo and couple choreographies by the courtiers, each in turn as all the others watched. Baroque dance is the ancestor of modern ballet, and is just as involved and difficult to master. So, a large part of how Louis kept his courtiers busy was for them to have to keep learning and practicing high-level dance skills. Their standing in court life strongly depended on their dance performance abilities.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

The chalice from the palace.....etc. Thanks Danny Kaye !!

[@donnar9864]

This was very very interesting!!! Thank you...

[@markmeader5148]

One reason that Louis had the courtiers waiting on him hand and foot was that when he was a child the nobility tried to revolt and take over the throne. Louis,once he had power, had all the nobility come to court where he could keep his eye on them by making them become his...servants.

[@vandal1764]

Hey Mark just letting you know that your mom uses both hands like she's trying to say grace and when she says Amen I bless her face

[@traczebabe]

That is interesting, and does make sense. In a twisted aristocrat way.

[@joser1853]

I absolutely love your voice, it's sarcastic and entertaining.

[@Witchygirl22]

This video should have been longer lol I loved it!!! Love your channel! New sub here! 🖐️

[@Nastymuffin]

Good stuff guys. Keep it coming.

[@benjad92]

Weird fact : Louis XIV took two baths in his entire life.

[@polarbear5740]

And was supposedly proud of it!

[@khanguyen3057]

french men never shower and french chicks never shave, that's a stereotype for a reason.

[@ES-pv1kv]

Bad Man lmao not shaving doesn’t mean being dirty

[@petiteaudrey]

Yes, because at the time people were afraid of water and the diseases it could carry. Even doctors recommended not taking baths. It wasn't by lack of hygiene. On the contrary, Louis XIV used "dry washing" (la toilette sèche) which means getting his body rubbed with a towel and alcohol. Of course, he also used perfume. Nobles changed clothes several times a day and were especially careful about cleaning their hands, teeth and feet.

[@gonzalle]

Any source ? Pure bullshit !

[@kvom01]

At Versailles there were no children other than those of the Royal family. Nobles had to lodge their children in the village of Versailles or keep them home at their domains. The various offices awarded to the nobles were shared by quarter, so that four times as many nobles could have posts. So even if you were the carrier of the royal bedpan it was only 3 months a year. In his younger days Louis likes to hunt, so that courtiers who could ride and shoot had an advantage.

[@nellymel3106]

That place is beautiful I was lucky to visit Versailles 3 months ago

[@meine.wenigkeit]

I can't believe that even the Palace of Versailles was full of shit during this time.

[@inverovenevectum6857]

Marcus Vincent that‘s not an opinion anymore. It isba fact xD

[@shadblayder]

I live in Versailles. That is completely false.

[@HeatherKruel]

@@shadblayder how do u live there?

[@barker940]

What's the difference between Versailles and San Francisco or Seattle?

[@MeNotyouxD]

It almost sounds like a twitch streamers life, people watching all their mundane daily tasks.

[@scottmantooth8785]

taking photos of your meal and posting them....then posting the post digestive matter results a few hours later...yeah western civilization is on the downward spiral and picking up speed as it does it

[@meowface8423]

i love all your contents ❤️

[@PavelMartinekpierre]

AMAZING AND LOVELY VIDEO I LOVE KING LOUIS 14TH AND HAPPY EASTER 2020!!

[@broseffman]

The trustworthiness of this channel is so hit and miss that I can't bring myself to subscribe. I'm afraid your leading many people astray with some of your videos for the sake of regularly scheduled postings.

[@okpeace4687]

I would of hated to have people dress me in the evening and morning

[@youtubisashoe]

Don’t knock it till you try it peasant

[@Ladygeorgianaduchess]

But i mean it would be kinda weird

[@darthsidious6753]

Versailles is literally Louis XIV, it is his incarnation into a palace and the symbol absolutism.

[@DaMensch86]

I have been there. The gardens are really spectacular!

[@USNBLUE]

While the French peasants starved literally. No wonder they stormed the palace!

[@exstazius]

That was with his grandson

[@ingalls5629]

@@exstazius not his grand son, his great great grand son

[@helenhull9041]

@@ingalls5629 actually great great great grand father

[@shinatsuki8957]

Imagine living in a home you can easily get lost into or never find your ways out lol

[@ayeshagull4966]

Fascinating

[@hammadoolass]

I love your channel

[@alecmoore7664]

“lev-ay” and “coo-shay”, darling.

[@retaj6840]

Alec Moore i am just taking french in school and even i almost spasmed every time he said that

[@QueenCityHistory]

Thank you!!! I was afraid I was the only one who noticed that

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

The horrible pronunciation of French bothered me, too. The first time through I said, "The job was called WHAT?" I had to back up to figure out what he might have been trying to say. COUCHER. Seriously? Google Translate. Hit the little speaker button.

[@buppie0140]

I feel like a nobleman wouldn’t take a massive dookey in the palace hallway, but hey idk 🤷‍♂️

[@evandotterer4365]

Buppie01 guess it really depended on how much you really liked your king. I can imagine if you didn’t get the room you wanted in the palace you would take a huge dump in the kings hall way 😂

[@LB-ou8wt]

Buppie01 they definitely didn’t unless very drunk or particularly rebellious. That’s not to say it never happened but it certainly was not common and you definitely did it privately as it was not at all socially acceptable

[@davidgearardo1788]

Coming to the defense of perceived nobility, refreshing, we wouldn't want to tarnish their good name. Lol whatever

[@LB-ou8wt]

@Manuel Sacha There were "bathrooms" that would be used. More of like an outhouse/cistern situation in most cases. For the upper class, they were basically exclusively using chamber pots in the privacy of a little closet or their rooms, emptied by the servants, sometimes into similar cisterns. For servants, i would assume men peed outside if feasible. And for the rest either chamber pots as well or these public bathrooms (probably more for the men)

[@krystalrayne5235]

The most beautiful palace I've had the pleasure of visiting

[@momof2momof2]

I was in Paris las April and loved it so much I'll be going back for a longer stay. Versailles will be one of the highlights of my next trip tfs

[@yoursoulessmate]

Did u make it to the versailles

[@thevoiceofthelordpastorkei7165]

Thank you, great video! I would love to see a video on one during the mid evil period!

[@johnsand8544]

Medieval*

[@spr1ngtoon]

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!!!!!!! Edit: Thank you for liking my comment Weird History! It’s such an honor!

[@errolpletcher9186]

Marie Antoinette perfectly summed up the reality show that was life in Versailles "How disagreeable! How tiresome!"

[@Temujin1991]

Before Rome's fall: Nearly every country had running water, good plumbing and amazing scientific discoveries. People were clean, and mostly happy. After Rome's fall: No plumbing, no running water and science was considered blasphemy. People were dirty, smelly and disgustingly depressed. Never let anyone tell you that Rome wasn't the greatest empire in history.

[@mendagy]

I guess introverts just DIED. Whew! Never could have done it!!!

[@veronica3725]

Truth

[@mylesjude233]

Cool video, how about you do another french video in the future about the Poisons Affair.

[@raymondthemf7741]

My grandpa lives very close to the palace and when my mom was younger she worked as a tour guide there

[@nicolehadden5486]

Excellent video. I like every history. . What is the name of the classical music starting in the first minute the of your vid?

[@goddlessanarchist845]

I know so much about this event and time period but I always love relearning about it

[@wes2403]

"The King Was a Baller." My New Favorite Way of Describing Historical Figures. XD

[@frangg23]

This is so full of inaccuracies, I just can’t.

[@frangg23]

Hyenas??? Really???

[@Atlas-Heisenberg_756]

@@frangg23 Would you mind telling me how this is inaccurate?

[@frangg23]

@@Atlas-Heisenberg_756 why?

[@Atlas-Heisenberg_756]

@@frangg23 I want you to eloborate on your statement.

[@frangg23]

@@Atlas-Heisenberg_756 some examples: - “lever” and “coucher” are literally just French words for “getting up” and “lying down”, they are not fancy ceremonial terms for when only the king went about his day. - Versailles was dirty by today’s standards, and of course the lack of indoor plumbing meant human waste wasn’t instantly flushed away, but the hallways weren’t full of poop that just remained there. Chamber pots were kept in discreet areas, and servants cleaned them regularly. The palace being full of poop was a rumor spread after the revolution. - same thing with wild animals roaming the palace grounds. Literally that is what the menagerie was for. And so on, I’d rather not keep rewatching this content farm’s videos.

[@unyil706]

So happy I live in a tropical country, no winter, fresh water is everywhere