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Stories Set in Versailles
One palace made this suburb the center of the world: Versailles staged absolute monarchy until revolution marched down the avenue and ended it. Every film since replays the glitter and the fall. Marie Antoinette throws the party; A Little Chaos landscapes the aftermath. Open Versailles on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
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Browse 10 books, 13 movies and 2 TV shows set in Versailles.
Marie Antoinette
A retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen Marie Antoinette from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
A Little Chaos
A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries…
The Rose of Versailles
Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years before the French Revolution. Her beauty and noble spirit make her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women but…
Versailles
The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun King. Historical and fictional characters guide us in a…
The Under-Gifted
The story centers around a graduating class of "less-gifted" students in a private Versailles high school. Only a miracle has brought the students this far along and after a practical joke misfires and the whole school…
Ridicule
To get royal backing on a needed drainage project a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.
Angelique: The Road To Versailles
Angelique is saved by the king of the cutthroats when she is endangered in the streets of Paris. After her hero is killed she has many amorous affairs and becomes a successful businesswoman.
Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder
Concert video taken from the A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour. It was largely filmed during the concerts running from August 19 1988 through August 23 1988 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale New York with some…
Passion
Luce would die for Daniel.And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need…
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
Cardinal Mazarin dies leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor Colbert warns against Fouquet the Superintendant who has been…
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