Science and Splendor," a new exhibition illustrates how the royal court encouraged innovation during the reigns of Louis XIV, ...

Supporters of the French Revolution killed Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, with the same apparatus used to execute common criminals ...

In 1661, Fouquet invited the young French king, Louis XIV, to a party at his magnificent chateau on the outskirts of Paris, Vaux le Vicomte. Fouquet proudly displayed his grounds (dotted with more ...

Colbert was a French statesman who served King Louis XIV during the 17th Century. He earned the nickname "The Great Colbert" for economic reforms he put in place as France expanded its colonial ...

She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history and the second longest-reigning monarch in the history of the world, behind French King Louis XIV. She died at age 96 on September 8 ...

A 17th-century clock crafted by Balthazar Martinot, watchmaker to the French king Louis XIV, was also returned to the presidential collection after being repaired in Switzerland. Security was ...

Louis XIV insisted that the French aristocracy decamp from Paris to ... Only the Queen of Hollywood could subject King Andy to such a masterclass of lese majeste Only the Queen of Hollywood ...

French explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, and a small party arrive at the mouth of the Mississippi River. La Salle claims the region and names it Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV of ...

A 17th-century clock crafted by Balthazar Martinot, watchmaker to French king Louis XIV, was returned to the Brazilian presidential collection after being repaired in ...