Louis XIV: The Sun King

Misha Glenny and guests discuss the woman who, as a child bride, became mother to the boy who would eventually become the first king in the Tudor dynasty. Lady Margaret Beaufort (c1443-1509) was twelve when she married Edmund Tudor, half his age, and gave birth to their son Henry ...  Show more

Misha Glenny and guests discuss the exchange of cultures and biology across the Atlantic and Pacific after 1492. That was when Columbus reached the Bahamas, a time when Europe had no potatoes, tomatoes, sunflowers or, arguably, syphilis in its most virulent form; the Americas had ...  Show more

In 1661 the 23 year-old French king Louis the XIV had been on the throne for 18 years when his chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin, died. Louis is reported to have said to his ministers, “It is now time that I govern my affairs myself. You will assist me with your counsels when I as ...  Show more

Pendant 72 ans, de 1643 à 1715, Louis XIV est roi de France.  

Ce règne, le plus long de l'histoire de France, reste associé à l’image d’un roi absolu et d’un lieu, le château de Versailles. 

Revenons donc au Grand siècle pour comprendre com ...

La fin du premier empire est marqué par une lassitude du peuple français de la guerre et de son coût, tant humain qu'économique. Dans ce cadre, le retour d'une monarchie, sous une forme constitutionnelle, séduit de plus en plus. C'est le comte de provence, héritier des Bourbons, ...  Show more

Luis XIV convirtió el palacio de Versalles en el centro de poder de Francia. El día a día del rey era un ritual perfectamente planificado que señalaba la importancia de cada cortesano según su proximidad al monarca. En tiempos de Luis XIV, el palacio de Versalles se organiza ...  Show more