Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Versailles:
T&A with a touch of history.
Quick synopsis:
The story of Louis XIV and his buildup of Versailles as the center of the French aristocracy.
Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like:
They do a whole story arc on the Man in the Iron Mask! It’s probably made up though. But maybe not!
Fun Fact for History Nerds:
They actually shoot some stuff at Versailles! And it makes me wish I were born a king….
My Take on Versailles:
This show was so trashy. I loved it.
Chronicling Louis XIV’s move to make Versailles the epicenter of France, this show takes you through various intrigues from he Affair of the Poisons to the eve of the War of the Spanish Succession. All of these things take back seats to boobs, butts, and pretty clothes.
Like a lot of historical shows loosely based on actual events, Versailles plays fast and loose with the facts. At various points, people’s ages at the time of events are grossly incorrect, but the show needs pretty faces so what can you do?
It could quickly go off the rails every episode if not for my MVPs of the show, Philippe d’Orleans and Chevalier. The lovers are an open secret at court and the actors obviously have so much fun. Philippe’s extremely screwed up childhood (seriously, google it) allows Alexander Vlahos, the actor, to be a million different awesome people in one.
Plus, a lot of nudity.
Verdict:
It’s a fun watch. Maybe 20% accurate but when a guy reigns for 72 years you need to do a little compression of events. Watch it here!
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