louis xiv

Anne of Austria's life seemed perfect. It seemed like it got even better when she married Louis XIII. Little did she know, she was entering a nightmare.

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.

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.

Anne of Austria's life seemed perfect. It seemed like it got even better when she married Louis XIII. Little did she know, she was entering a nightmare.