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.

@arlen1630

Ай бұрын

No doubt about anything you bring to light here.

@user-ho9zz7wi7v

Ай бұрын

Darned Right there Missy. Well said!!! 😊

@Vanessa-jc8vg

Ай бұрын

​@@arlen1630😊

@updatedjustnow271

Ай бұрын

And history is repeating itself today.

@ShekaGolden

16 күн бұрын

@@updatedjustnow271 THAT PART!!!

"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

7 ай бұрын

Who are you talking about?

@DarrellD1

7 ай бұрын

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

@marinazagrai1623

7 ай бұрын

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

@yumemilee

5 ай бұрын

1:43:29

@eiamlk6355

5 ай бұрын

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.

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

@Jerseyboondocks

Жыл бұрын

They sure did

@hectorcolon5761

Жыл бұрын

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

@garystreet5881

Жыл бұрын

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

@Kathakathan11

4 ай бұрын

Slavery

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@Calico997

Жыл бұрын

​@@Kimmy-pw8tmdied young

@Kathakathan11

4 ай бұрын

He was smart then

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

@denisefrench8229

2 ай бұрын

😢fffffffffffffffffffffgggg

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

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-

8 ай бұрын

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

@lovinglife419

8 ай бұрын

Exactly. The scale and ornateness is just astonishing.

@useyournoodle100

8 ай бұрын

@@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

8 ай бұрын

⁰

@MsJubjubbird

7 ай бұрын

and the people that died making it

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@israelizzyyarrashamiaak766

Жыл бұрын

@@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

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

@hollyh314

Жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely!!!!

@jacquelynsharp9354

Жыл бұрын

Hi there

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

@KimberlyinezAdcock

Ай бұрын

Mustard seed GEM

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

4 ай бұрын

what's daft about a basket exactly?

@corricatt

2 ай бұрын

@@glen7318 only the courtier knows

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

@Jerseyboondocks

Ай бұрын

Don't insult baskets. They serve a purpose too.

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

@jeanetteorosco8153

2 ай бұрын

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.

@AverageAmerican

2 ай бұрын

Literally nothing has changed. Cain's children ruling over Rome, the old dragon, draws 24 hours closer to doom everyday bcuz Yahweh is exposing the royal bloodlines and allowing the Hebrew Sheeple to open the eyes seeing their lies. What Jesus called serpents and vipers, we would call vampires! Think about it. Jesus isn't calling Humans names when He makes that statement. He's speaking to Japhetites, seeds of the serpent...

@pfranks75

2 ай бұрын

Not if you live in a democracy, truly the people’s vote is the last say concerning who is in power!

@AverageAmerican

2 ай бұрын

@@pfranks75 Oh. Is that what the pope says? Wait. Did we vote him into power? Sorry, but there is no democracy in Rome. Seems you been lied to...

@shopsshire9282

Ай бұрын

Today's elite in America mirror of the fresh air stickers on steroids because they are way way way way way way way richer than these nobles ever were. and Still don't pay their fair share taxes and never ever will I guarantee 😢

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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.

@chef-kiss

2 ай бұрын

Versaille did not cause the fall of the monarchy. What are u talking about lmao.

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

Жыл бұрын

I think it is the same documentary.

@Meladjusted

Жыл бұрын

The other episodes are available on the channel...

@dvalicemccall

Жыл бұрын

dawfawgeg3123

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.

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

4 ай бұрын

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

@HurdatoDeMendozaWarnerHerbert

2 ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

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

@mmblue3986

Жыл бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

htfhftjftj

@pdruiz2005

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@pdruiz2005

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

​​@@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

Жыл бұрын

@@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

4 ай бұрын

@@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

4 ай бұрын

@@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.

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

@MoiLiberty

Жыл бұрын

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. 🙊🙉🙈

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

7 ай бұрын

True tbh

@MsJubjubbird

6 ай бұрын

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.

4:08 "It's good to be the King" Louis the XVI - A history of the world

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@spearageddon3279 good point.

@ArtByAshleyJayne

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Thanks for the upload!

The intimacy of details is really informative.

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

@anthonymullen6300

Жыл бұрын

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

@rachelbaziak4159

Жыл бұрын

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

@johnnotrealname8168

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

Please say or write, "their furniture".

@daspec

Жыл бұрын

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

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

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

Great series of documentaries

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

At 2:01:30. 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.

@Dru1111

2 ай бұрын

Fun fact 👍

@shondra6

Ай бұрын

😱😱

Enjoyed this very much. Many thanks.

A brilliant docu; extremely well done.

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

6 ай бұрын

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..

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

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

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

Very helpful video!

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

Excellent documentary 👏

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@Orson2u

Жыл бұрын

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

@ipercalisse579

5 ай бұрын

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@Camille_Anderson

2 ай бұрын

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

Such an awesome doco. So well put together

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

@MikeGreenwood51

Жыл бұрын

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

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

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.

The Galeries De glass is so beautiful. I want so badly to see it before I die.

@arlen1630

Ай бұрын

I just commented on how they managed to get such large sheets of glass to make mirrors

@Jerseyboondocks

Ай бұрын

It probably won't happen but my dream is to visit France before I die. To see Paris, Normandy and other historic sites. A bigger dream would be to buy an old chateau in the French countryside.

@kristibbradshaw

Ай бұрын

@@Jerseyboondocks I hear you.

It seems that being a predator to underaged girls is a long held tradition for powerful politicians and royalty.

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

5 ай бұрын

It is absolutely false. Stop it.

@Camille_Anderson

2 ай бұрын

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

@veritas41photo

14 күн бұрын

"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"! It is also the problem with current-day politicians, so called leaders, who believe they are above the law. God save us; but I am afraid we are silent to our peril, and get what we well deserve.

Excellent doc

Excellent!!

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

@AverageAmerican

24 күн бұрын

I'm gonna go with dastardly

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

@Alejojojo6

Жыл бұрын

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)

Très splendide information historique-culturelle

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

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...

Excellent. Thank you.

i loved this !!!!!

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

So Mme de Pompadour was the Ghyslaine Maxwell of her day, interesting.

@leanie5234

Жыл бұрын

@@marcus8258 well, except that Madame Pompadour was NOT procuring the little chickies....Ghyslaine undoubtedly was.

@carmenl163

Жыл бұрын

She was not at all! She wanted her beloved one to have what she could not give him anymore. Ghyslaine Maxwell is a monster.

@michaelmarzano2759

Жыл бұрын

Are you serious?

@NaijaViking

Жыл бұрын

Ë

@Thenuggetshow4

Жыл бұрын

The w😅😅

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

Жыл бұрын

Louis the Stinker. xD

@mistiroberts1576

Жыл бұрын

🤮

@ariadneschild8460

Жыл бұрын

Ewww!

@parkerwhitewolf8963

Жыл бұрын

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

@LadyCoyKoi

Жыл бұрын

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

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

Thank you.

"I'm rather fond of Madame du Berry, she was as beautiful as an angel and as stupid as a basket" @1:43:29

@BillSikes.

Жыл бұрын

My favourite was Madame du Croissant

@hillaryillonlytalktowhitep2106

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@ninaroy5574

Жыл бұрын

Madame du Barry

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

Жыл бұрын

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

9 ай бұрын

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.

Bring back humility, how can this be seen as great and glorious, even splendid! Insane rather.

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

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.

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

@a6scorpio

Жыл бұрын

Same thing will be said about Nick Cannon… 😂

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

Жыл бұрын

To make people want to watch the movie

@MrsGator7

Жыл бұрын

Don’t know many French men that are 🫣

@TartanArmy85

Жыл бұрын

Because it looks good on screen

@WolfRoseQUEEN

Жыл бұрын

@@MrsGator7 I’m a french/Australian myself sure the men are nice but the women are just 🔥 Yes I am a simp 🥲

@KimorahKartel

Жыл бұрын

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

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

***** A wonderful documentary....the clothes, the details, amazing

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

Жыл бұрын

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

8 ай бұрын

​@@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.

The title definitely got me… but the doc kept me 😂

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

11 ай бұрын

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

@kaloarepo288

5 ай бұрын

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.

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

@Jerseyboondocks

Ай бұрын

L'État, c'est moi

@Jerseyboondocks

Ай бұрын

I am the State

Where can I watch the three episodes talked about please?

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!

16:21. The former mistress of Louis was FORCED to go to the monastery. (Gentle and polite correction) history university of France

@franklesser5655

Жыл бұрын

The monetary?

@KatherineVVE

Жыл бұрын

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

@Jerseyboondocks

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@franklesser5655 You knew what she meant

@johnnotrealname8168

Жыл бұрын

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

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

Hey! I know that guy! LOL The actor that plays Louis is Stanley Weber. He also played the Comte St. Germain in Outlander Season 2! 😊

Thankyou for classical ballet Louie.

@Camille_Anderson

2 ай бұрын

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

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

@xo2quilt

Жыл бұрын

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.

@Camille_Anderson

2 ай бұрын

Or more accurately A Royal!!

they had it coming .

wonderful

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.

"Let them eat cake," she said, then OFF went her head. Not the best choice of words, when your people are starving, dear.

@BoonTobias80

11 ай бұрын

There's no evidence that Antoinette said that. In reality.

@Camille_Anderson

2 ай бұрын

​@@BoonTobias80but it's a great line to be credited with!

@LadyCat183

2 ай бұрын

Marie Antoinette was notoriously soft hearted.

It’s the title for me! Lol

47:01 47:41 what was the name of the music being played here?

Glorious debauchery! ⚜️ 🌞 👑

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.

@AverageAmerican

24 күн бұрын

mhmm Except, humanity ain't in power...

That was Pauly shore pulling up in the car lol

Oh my God they actually had to censor a documentary?

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

@dsoule4902

Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to Depp's Louis XV