Louis XIV, like politicians of today, knew the value of controlling his public image. Throughout his over 70-year reign, the French king directed a self-portrait campaign in medals — the petite ...

A recent invitation to the Getty Center for a press preview of their new exhibit “Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV” (on exhibit through May 1, 2016) had me very excited for reasons beyond the sheer ...

Louis XIV, who was the King of France and the longest reigning monarch in European history, died on Sept. 1, 1715 Scientists believe they have discovered the real cause of death for Louis XIV, the ...

VERSAILLES, France — In curator Béatrix Saule’s extensive exhibition Le Roi Est Mort (“The King Is Dead”), the Palace of Versailles is presenting a shaggy-dog narrative about the death of Louis XIV.

The outspoken comments the front-runner on the GOP side of the U.S. Presidential race echo as far as the streets and alleyways of my corner of the French capital these days. And this is a city with a ...

Louis XIV, known as the 'Sun King,' ascended to the throne at the age of four and continued to reign as King of France for nearly 70 years. He was known for his role in the height of the French ...

Joan DeJean, author of The Essence of Style: How the French Invented High Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Cafes, Style, Sophistication, and Glamour!, aims to prove that almost everything we think of as ...

If anybody wants to explain the extensive, intricate and French governmental aid system for cinema and TV, they could do worse than watch “Versailles,” an English-language Canal Plus Creation ...

If the movie industry gave out awards for Most Accurate Title, the Catalan writer and director Albert Serra’s new film would walk away with one. As it happens, Mr. Serra did receive France’s ...