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Versailles

“Those who come after us will think that they are just fairy tales...”

201552m / epDrama

First aired

November 16, 2015

7.7

TMDB Score

77% match · 240 votes

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S01 · E08

Diplomacy

Season 1 · Dec 7, 2015 · 53m

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E01▶

Welcome to Versailles

Nov 16, 2015 · 55m

E02▶

I Am the State

Nov 16, 2015 · 54m

E03▶

Mirror for Princes

Nov 23, 2015 · 52m

E04▶

The Road

Nov 23, 2015 · 51m

E05▶

Bow to Your King

Nov 30, 2015 · 52m

E06▶

Invalides

Nov 30, 2015 · 53m

E07▶

Revelations

Dec 7, 2015 · 56m

E08Playing

Diplomacy

Dec 7, 2015 · 53m

E09▶

Etiquette

Dec 14, 2015 · 54m

E10▶

Bring the Garden Here

Dec 14, 2015 · 51m

With his lover in prison and his wife Henriette surviving a miscarriage Philippe is not a happy man but Louis, buoyant at overcoming his enemies, is keen for an alliance with England for an invasion of the Netherlands and sends Henriette to London to see her brother Charles II and negotiate terms. Cassel and others plot to kill her but the conspiracy is denounced to the king by Montcalm, anxious to be reinstated at court. Fabien survives an attempt to kill him whilst Louis has a job offer for Philippe.

About the Series

Drama

Synopsis

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.

CreatorsDavid Wolstencroft, Simon Mirren