The Court of Louis XIV | How To Get Ahead | Absolute History

Stephen Smith explores the flamboyant Baroque court of the Sun King - Louis XIV. Louis created the Palace of Versailles so he could surround himself with aristocrats, artists, interior designers, gardeners, wigmakers, chefs and musicians. Hordes of ambitious courtiers scrambled to get close to the king. But unseemly goings-on in the royal bedchamber reflected the quickest path to power. It’s like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world’s best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code ’AbsoluteHistory’ This channel is part of the History Hit Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@