King Louis XIV ruled from 1643 to 1715 — a total of ... Speaking of Swift's ties to France, the "Fortnight" singer will be ...

The sprawling grounds of France’s opulent Palace of Versailles ... The machine was designed at the request of the French king Louis XIV—the monarch who commissioned Versailles, also known ...

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 ...

“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 ...

In the early summer of 1665, twelve hundred men of the Carignan-Salières regiment landed in New France, under the orders of King Louis XIV. For the Jesuit Superior, François Le Mercier ...

In the early 1670s, about 1000 young women - nicknamed the king ... France to help populate the colony. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Secretary of State for ...

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 ...

By 1789 France was broke. The nobility refused to pay more taxes, and the peasants simply couldn't. Even the opulent King Louis XVI, fonder of hunting and locksmithing than governing, recognized ...

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 ...

In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a carved shield with the coat of arms of St Louis (Louis IX), King of France (1214-1270). The shield shows "azure, a semee de lys or" although there is ...