Stand up straight! You’re about to be received by royalty. To a stately, scene-setting soundtrack inspired by 17th-century ...

Expansion and Crisis in Louis XIV's France' examines these central yet understudied aspects of the age of the Sun King through the experience of Franche-Comté, a possession of the Spanish empire with ...

As of Monday, she has been on the throne for 70 years and 127 days, second only to Louis XIV of France who became king at the age of four. She overtakes Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej ...

Louis XIV is one of Europe's best remembered kings, known for ordering the building of the Palace of Versailles, leading an ...

Five ornate 18th-century clocks attributed to André-Charles Boulle, the furniture maker to the glamorous court of Louis XIV ...

Indian rhinoceros presented to Louis XV in 1769, stuffed in 1793 © Science Museum Group Today, Versailles: Science and ...

Andy Warhol in his house on Lexington Avenue, New York City, 1966 | Louis XIV, King of France 1638-1715, by Claude Lefèbvre | BBC / Getty Images Andy Warhol seemed to come from the future - from ...

Stephen Smith explores the Baroque court of Louis XIV, who created the Palace of Versailles to surround himself with artists, designers, gardeners, chefs and musicians. Show more Stephen Smith ...

The 'personal rule' of Louis XIV witnessed a massive increase in the size of the French army and an apparent improvement in the quality of its officers, its men and the War Ministry. However, this is ...

Because Colbert, famous for running France's finances under its Sun-King, Louis XIV, was also the brains behind its notorious 'Black Code', a set of rules for how black slaves would be treated in ...

Louis XIV stands out as one of Europe's most memorable ... and establishing an absolute monarchy in France. His era was marked by peculiar beliefs and behaviors, often considered outrageous ...