Science and Splendor," a new exhibition illustrates how the royal court encouraged innovation during the reigns of Louis XIV, ...

Their patronage gave rise to many remarkable developments in engineering, natural science and medicine. This "glittering" ...

Bust of Louis XIV by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Palace of Versailles Photograph by DEA/Album The rivers, canal network, and ports froze, and snow reportedly blocked roads across France. In the port of ...

Louis XIV then hired the most illustrious architects of the time ... the king’s and queen’s apartments and exposed anyone traveling between the two to France’s unpredictable weather. The marble-clad ...

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 ...

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Annuaire-Bulletin de la Société de l'his... Annuaire-Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de France Vol. 1, No. 2, 1863 RÈGNE DE LOUIS XIV, ROI DE ...

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 ...

As of Monday, she has been on the throne for 70 years and 127 days, second only to Louis XIV of France who became king at the age of four. She overtakes Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej ...

In 1667, 28-year-old all-powerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world - Versailles. But drained budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.

Because Colbert, famous for running France's finances under its Sun-King, Louis XIV, was also the brains behind its notorious 'Black Code', a set of rules for how black slaves would be treated in ...

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 ...