French History

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Often overshadowed by his English contemporary, Henry VIII, King Francis I of France was still just as lusty—and he could be just as cruel as well.

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Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle was beautiful, kind, and trusting—and she definitely didn't deserve what her own sisters did to her.

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Henrietta of England's marriage to the Duke of Orleans seemed like a fairy tale—but this royal couple hid a disturbing secret behind bedroom doors.

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Madame de Maintenon was devastated when her husband King Louis XIV died, but as it turned out, her nightmare was just beginning.

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Anne Marie D’Orléans was considered “the greatest heiress in Europe”—but her love life was brutally cursed. Her "happily ever after" went up in flames.

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Louis XIV is the longest-ruling monarch in history—and every moment of his 72-year reign was filled with scandal, terror, court intrigue, and tragedy.



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