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Versailles

Those who come after us will think that they are just fairy tales...

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Drama

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 world of betrayal and political maneuvering, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality.

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The cast

Faces behind the story

George Blagden

George Blagden

Louis XIV

Alexander Vlahos

Alexander Vlahos

Philippe d'Orléans, aka 'Monsieur'

Tygh Runyan

Tygh Runyan

Fabien Marchal

Stuart Bowman

Stuart Bowman

Alexandre Bontemps

Elisa Lasowski

Elisa Lasowski

Queen Marie-Thérèse of Austria

Anna Brewster

Anna Brewster

Athénaïs de Montespan

Evan Williams

Evan Williams

The Knight of Lorraine

Maddison Jaizani

Maddison Jaizani

Sophie de Clermont, Duchess of Cassel