french monarchy

In 1757, a mentally deranged man tried to assassinate King Louis XV, but was unsuccessful. The bloody punishment returned to the assassin was so severe and disturbing that many historians to this day agree it was overkill.

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.

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

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.

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.