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.

Scottish orphan David Balfour is betrayed by his wicked uncle Ebeneezer, who arranges for David to b...

From Jane Austen’s novella, the beautiful and cunning Lady Susan Vernon visits the estate of her in-...

During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Gr...

Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had...

The time is the French Revolution; the place is the village of Travers, ensconsed in neutral Switzer...

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

The era of palace coups in Russia ended with the coronation of a prominent historical figure: Cather...

With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a no...

Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th...

Grace Dalrymple Elliot is a British aristocrat trapped in Paris during the French Revolution. Determ...

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

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

An unconventional romantic comedy about a young American photographer and a French girl with a taste...

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants not...

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century Englan...

In 1763, Britain defeated France in the worldwide Seven Years War - referred to in the American Colo...

The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version f...

1911. Lenin organizes the first Bolshevik party school near Paris, in the small town of Longjumeau. ...

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