In the history of France, there was a prisoner during the reign of King Louis XIV, who was more known as the "Man in the Iron Mask." ...

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In 41 BC, Cleopatra hosted a dinner to celebrate the Roman leader Mark Antony, who was a well-known party animal. Twelve ...

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Originally constructed from 1696 as a grand hunting lodge, Schönbrunn Palace later became the official Hapsburg ... elaborate gardens comparable to King Louis XIV of France's palace at Versailles.

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But between all of the gold figurines, dramatic frescoes and cascading crystal chandeliers you'll no doubt find in bulk throughout the chateau, you might be surprised to learn that King Louis XIV ...

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We have seen that this fast began to be observed first in France ... and that St. Louis, two centuries later, kept it for that length of time; but as far as this holy king is concerned, it ...

If this became forfeit, they were ruined or executed ... He aspires to be a Sun King — contemporaries’ name for France’s Louis XIV (1638-1715) — making all those around him captives of his rays, and ...