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.
One of the most controversial men of his age, Alexander Hamilton was a gifted statesman brought down...
Marquise is a drama about the rise and fall of a beauteous actress. As cheerfully portrayed by Sophi...
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, ...
Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental r...
The history of the eau of Cologne goes back to almost four centuries, a history formed by extraordin...
As BBC Two premieres its lavish new drama set in the sumptuous surroundings of Versailles, Lucy Wors...
Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaul...
The exciting story of Dr. Manette, who escapes the horrors of the infamous Bastille prison in Paris....
In Qing Dynasty, Chen Xiang and Liuli became maids and friends in the imperial palace. Liuli wanted ...
Year 1763, the Seven Years' War is about to end. August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, h...
In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in th...
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...
On July 14, 1789, a mob of angry Parisians stormed the Bastille and seized the King's military store...
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty....