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s03e10 · 2018-05-21
Ended · FR
Versailles
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Versailles, 1667. Louis XIV was 28 years old. To rise to the heights of the nobility and wield its absolute power, he launched the construction of Versailles... it proved to be a snare. Louis XIV is a young King haunted by childhood trauma, the Fronde civil, a rebellion of the nobility against his father, Louis XIII... It will prove be a strategic policy out of the ordinary, manipulative, Machiavellian, and he will "invent" Versailles for the nobles of Paris, to keep them under control, and gradually transform the castle into a golden prison. But how will Louis live as the greatest King in the world?Historical fiction of the court figures and the more humble villagers, guiding us in a world of betrayals and secrets, politicking and declarations of love.
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10 this season · 30 totals01e01 Episode 1 2015-11-16 21:55
Episode 1
France, 1667. Proud young Louis XIV seeks to stamp his authority on court and country but faces resistance and betrayal, even from those closest to him. Shifting the seat of power to a luxurious rural 'lodge' that he plans to enlarge only adds to his problems.Louis begins to transform his father's hunting lodge into a majestic château amid plots on his life and preparations for the birth of his next child.
s01e02 Episode 2 2015-11-16 21:55
Episode 2
Harsh steps must be taken to preserve the royal reputation, while flamboyant Philippe causes a stir of his own. The king hopes that humiliating a suspect noble will bring others to heel.Continuing the lavish drama of infidelities and intrigues at the court of Louis XIV.
s01e03 Episode 3 2015-11-23 21:55
Episode 3
Travellers to the rural palace are vulnerable targets when a dissident duke tries to pressure Louis to return the royal court to Paris, while a rich African prince suffers a curiously restrained reception.
s01e04 Episode 4 2015-11-23 21:55
Episode 4
Seductive young ladies vie to attract the king's eye at court, where behind the scenes there is bloody business being conducted and investigated. Philippe's new-found fame as a warrior threatens to eclipse Louis as the war reaches a turning point.
s01e05 Episode 5 2015-11-30 21:55
Episode 5
Philippe returns from war a changed man, and Louis prepares for a lavish celebration in the palace gardens. The still-base appetites of dissident duke Cassel must be pandered to by Madame de Montespan.
s01e06 Episode 6 2015-11-30 21:55
Episode 6
A protest halts construction at the palace but Louis refuses to let Philippe help and matters escalate, allowing plotters to pose a genuine threat to the young king's rule.Things get physical as infidelity and treason take their toll in the decadent drama.
s01e07 Episode 7 2015-12-07 21:55
Episode 7
With Louis laid low by a major fever, those conspiring against him grow in strength and confidence while Philippe is caught in the middle, as are medic Masson and his daughter Claudine.
s01e08 Episode 8 2015-12-07 21:55
Episode 8
Henriette suffers a miscarriage, but Louis wants her to visit her brother in England for an alliance against the Dutch. The Chevalier, destined for the gallows, is freed. Montcourt foils an assassination just to be reinstated.
s01e09 Episode 9 2015-12-14 21:55
Episode 9
Louis gives Philippe a tedious task that the Chevalier helps him with. Rohan makes his true intentions known. Fabian arrests and punishes Béatrice. Henriette succeeds in the diplomacy in England.
s01e10 Episode 10 2015-12-14 21:55
Episode 10
The traitor changes tactics, striking at those closest to Louis, with deadly consequences, while Sophie stubbornly risks angering Marchal.A brutally bloody finale to the first season of the bold historical drama.