french monarchy

INSTANT

Louis XV can be forgotten between his powerful grandfather and his grandson who lost his head, but there is plenty to know about this French monarch.

PEOPLE

Charles VII, born to the mad king, managed to end to the Hundred Years' War—yet few people know this victorious monarch’s dark history.

INSTANT

Julie d’Aubigny was the mistress of one man, the wife of abother, and had a secret affair of her own—and it all came to a spectacular zenith in 1687.

THINGS

The French Monarchy is famous for its ridiculous opulence and its violent end—but few people know its even darker history.

PEOPLE

Julie d’Aubigny was the mistress of one man, the wife of abother, and had a secret affair of her own—and it all came to a spectacular zenith in 1687.



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