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Fascinating tales from the court of Louis XIV
Louis XIV is one of Europe's best remembered kings, known for ordering the building of the Palace of Versailles, leading an incredibly opulent life, and creating an absolute monarchy in France.
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These Fascinating Objects Show How the Palace of Versailles Drove Surprising Scientific Advances in the 17th and 18th Centuries
The sprawling grounds of France’s opulent Palace of Versailles ... The machine was designed at the request of the French king Louis XIV—the monarch who commissioned Versailles, also known ...
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On This Day in 1793, Revolutionaries Executed the King of France by Guillotine, a Deadly Machine They Saw as a Symbol of Equality
Supporters of the French Revolution killed Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, with the same apparatus used to execute common criminals ...
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Andy Warhol & Louis XIV: Sun Kings
Andy Warhol in his house on Lexington Avenue, New York City, 1966 | Louis XIV, King of France 1638-1715, by Claude Lefèbvre | BBC / Getty Images Andy Warhol seemed to come from the future - from ...
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Nine show-stopping facts about high heels
3. King Louis XIV of France sent the popularity of heels stratospheric A big moment in the history of the high heel was when France’s king, Louis XIV, took a fancy to them. The vertically ...
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Timeline: New Orleans
La Salle claims the region and names it Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV of France. February 10: The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Seven Years' War and resulting in Spain taking ...