Stéphane Bern tells the story of King Louis XVI, deposed by the revolution and guillotined on January 21st, 1793. He was a cultured man, passionate about the technical advances of his time, but powerless against the huge deficit in the country. He actively supported the birth of the USA. Louis XVI was the last king to live in the palace of Versailles, where he organized the first flight of a balloon, launched the legendary expedition of Jean-Francois de La Perouse and offered his wife Marie Antoinette, the beautiful setting of the Petit Trianon, as million visitors around the world continue to admire.

Late 18th-century Joseon dynasty. The King is beleaguered and surrounded by traitors of the ruling e...

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, ...

In 1757, the second year of the Seven Years' War, Frederick II the Great stands at the gates of Prag...

Well known for its exploration of seduction and revenge, the “Dangerous Liaisons” by Choderlos de La...

New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son ...

To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicat...

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled...

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty....

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrest...

A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the pal...

1790 Turku. After Katarina Thorwöst becomes a widow, there are many suitors, but her heart belongs t...

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native...

In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writi...

The Count of Maravillas receives an unusual proposal from a masked woman: to kidnap the valido of Ki...

A biography of Charles Wesley, father of the Weselyan Church, hymn writer, and preacher.

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory se...

In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the futu...