Inside Versailles: Monarchy S00 E14

52 min 7.8 (Series)

A closer look at the history behind Versailles. In this episode, Professor Kate Williams and Greg Jenner examine how Louis XIV created an absolutist monarchy during his reign.

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George Blagden (as Louis XIV) Alexander Vlahos (as Philippe d'Orléans, aka 'Monsieur') Tygh Runyan (as Fabien Marchal) Stuart Bowman (as Alexandre Bontemps) Elisa Lasowski (as Queen Marie-Thérèse of Austria) Anna Brewster (as Athénaïs de Montespan) Evan Williams (as The Knight of Lorraine) Maddison Jaizani (as Sophie de Clermont, Duchess of Cassel) Steve Cumyn (as Jean-Baptiste Colbert) Joe Sheridan (as François de Louvois) Pip Torrens (as Cassel) Noémie Schmidt (as Henriette d'Angleterre) Amira Casar (as Béatrice de Lorraine, Madame de Clermont) Sarah Winter (as Louise de La Vallière) Gilly Gilchrist (as Jaques) Anatole Taubman (as Montcourt) Alexis Michalik (as Louis de Rohan) Lizzie Brocheré (as Claudine, King's doctor)

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Inside Versailles: Monarchy S00 E14

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