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s03e10 · 2018-05-21
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Versailles
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What it is
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 totals02e01 Labyrinthe 2017-03-27 20:55
Labyrinthe
A poisoning leaves a coveted position open, the king's pregnant mistress Madame de Montespan wields her influence, and Philippe's exiled lover returns.
s02e02 Un murmure doux et léger 2017-03-27 20:55
Un murmure doux et léger
Further poisonings confound Marchal while the Church frowns on the aristocracy's flagrant immorality and Philippe prepares to meet his new betrothed.
s02e03 Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes ? 2017-04-03 20:55
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes ?
Palatine gets frosty receptions from the court and her new husband, Marchal identifies a prime suspect in the poisonings, and Sophie learns her fate.
s02e04 Miasme 2017-04-03 20:55
Miasme
Louis prepares to send troops into the Netherlands while Madame de Montespan turns her attention to the Church and a jealous Chevalier picks a fight.
s02e05 Guerre et paix 2017-04-10 20:55
Guerre et paix
Paranoid insomniac Louis declares war, Sophie seeks a remedy to her cruel marriage and Father Pascal takes a risk in his battle with de Montespan.
s02e06 Les sables du temps 2017-04-10 20:55
Les sables du temps
Louis takes the field against William of Orange while the queen reigns in his stead, banning debauchery and negotiating a treaty with a sultan.
s02e07 Une nuit 2017-04-17 20:55
Une nuit
The queen orders an inquiry and entreats Marchal to return while the king's mental distress is not alleviated by a truce and dinner with William.
s02e08 Nouveau régime 2017-04-17 20:55
Nouveau régime
Louis returns to Versailles with newfound purity of purpose, and Philippe is surprised at his feelings for Palatine when she shows signs of poisoning.
s02e09 Sept ombres 2017-04-24 20:55
Sept ombres
Doubting his royal divinity, Louis consults the pious Madame Scarron while a rejected former lover summons dark forces to win back his affections.
s02e10 De pierre et de sang 2017-04-24 20:55
De pierre et de sang
The king learns the identities of the nobles that acquired poison and launches a violent purge of the aristocracy that seals his grip on power.