Few cities can even come close to Paris when it comes to cultural, artistic, and historic heritage. And few residents are as ...

Giant wigs were a must-have for any man in the court of Louis XIV. The king’s absolute love for big hair sparked a trend that spread all over 17th-century Europe. King Louis XIV (in the silver ...

The King, 76, has already sent well wishes to the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and first-ever American pontiff. According to Buckingham Palace ...

Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) made jokes about King Louis XIV and President Trump. Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news ...

Details were hazy, but the tale was arresting: An anonymous man had been locked up on the express orders of the French king Louis XIV. His identity was unknown, and his face could not be seen ...

“He said I or we are the federal law. It’s like Louis the XIV.” The 17th-18th century king is known for ruling France as an absolute monarchy from the Palace of Versailles. She also said ...

Their shared “Arthur” is “thought to be a nod to the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable,” according to Hello!. Prince William, Charles’ son and Louis’ dad ...

The machine was designed at the request of the French king Louis XIV—the monarch who commissioned Versailles, also known as the Sun King. His and his successors’ courts are mainly remembered ...

It wasn’t until his successor, King Louis XIV, took the throne that Versailles was expanded to become a grand palace for the monarchy and home to the French government for over a century.

Not a very dignified pose for a creature called Noble, but humans love to saddle animals with teasingly grand names—Rex, Princess, King ... pearl necklaces, Louis XIV furniture, Old Master ...

It is the late 17th century, and King Louis XIV is at the pinnacle of his power. Versailles is the hub of the French aristocracy, a great beehive dripping with honey — and bristling with stingers.