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.
The extraordinary story of George Washington, the surveyor-turned-commander who fought for American ...
In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the futu...
In 1798, a feral boy is discovered outside the town of Aveyron, France. Diagnosed as mentally impair...
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory se...
The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version f...
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants not...
Grace Dalrymple Elliot is a British aristocrat trapped in Paris during the French Revolution. Determ...
The tale of Banda Singh Bahadur, one of the greatest warriors in Sikh history. He is chosen to fight...
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curi...
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century Englan...
The story of the "Hutsul Robin Hood" Oleksa Dovbush, an 18th century Carpathian Mountains outlaw who...
On July 14, 1789, a mob of angry Parisians stormed the Bastille and seized the King's military store...
The Drakenhjelm family has lived in the Rautakylä manor for over 150 years. The current master of th...
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physical...
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 ...
At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of seve...
A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Gene...
Nicolas Philibert goes to America after killing a French aristocrat. On his return he tries to divor...
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a ge...