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Versailles 3 – Escape from Reality

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Karen Blaylock
Le Hameau – The Mill

I cannot help but feel a certain sympathy for the French royal family. After Louis XIV created the absolute monarchy and centralised all the power at Versailles the pressures of state resting on the shoulders of one man, the king, … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Gardens Archive | Tagged Grand Trianon, Le Hameau, Lois XV, Marie-Antoinette, Petit Tiranon

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