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Versailles is a French/Canadian/British/American historical fiction drama Canal+ original television series, set during the construction of the Palace of Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV, that premiered on 16 November 2015 on Canal+ in France and on Super Channel in Canada in May 2016 on BBC Two in Britain, and on 1 October ...
Versailles: Created by Simon Mirren, David Wolstencroft. With George Blagden, Alexander Vlahos, Tygh Runyan, Stuart Bowman. In 1667, 28-year-old all-powerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world - Versailles.
Versailles. Flamboyant nobles, beautiful courtesans and scheming servants. The brutal, glorious reign of France's Sun King - an intoxicating world of secrets, betrayals, love and war.
Versailles is decadent escapism with its flouting of obscene wealth, frilly pageantry, and juicy court intrigue -- effectively papering over the series' stiff performances. Read Critics Reviews...
The series follows King Louis XIV of France as he tries to quash the rebellious nobility by trapping them in the luxurious cage of his new palace – his father’s old hunting lodge at...
King Louis XIV of France commissions a lavish palace that becomes a fierce battleground for love and politics -- and a gilded prison for nobility. Watch trailers & learn more.
S1.E5 ∙ Bow to Your King. Philippe returns to Versailles a war hero. Louis holds a celebration, while losing confidence in Fabian due to the constant highway robberies that are impeding the funding of his palace. Cassel refuses to attend the celebration.
The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun King. Historical and fictional characters guide us in a world of betrayal and political maneuvering, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality.
When he commissions Versailles, Europe's most beautiful palace, the nobles seek entry into the lavish residence, which they do not realize is meant to imprison and control them.
Episode 1. 1/10 Young Louis XIV seeks to stamp his authority on court and country but faces resistance. Similar programmes. By genre: Drama > Historical. All episodes of Series 1.
