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Vauban was Chief Engineer for Louis XIV. He changed the way war was conducted. It was a totally different approach

Anne of Austria’s marriage to Louis XIII was unhappy to say the least. This was not helped by the fact

Louise de la Vallière Louis XIV legitimised his two surviving children by Louise de la Vallière and the six he

Louis XV was the great grandson of Louis XIV and was only five years old when he became King of

Aurore Lucile Dupin, aka George Sand. During a visit to her grandmother’s country chateau of Nohant her father died in

From 1850 until the early twentieth century, the great courtesans played a major role in society. They were called “lionesses”.

At the Grand Trianon, the Empress’ bedroom is part of the Empress Marie-Louise apartment. This had originally been two rooms.