Inside the Sun King's World: Daily Life at Palace of Versailles

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  • Опубліковано 22 вер 2024
  • Louis XIV used court etiquette, reinforced by is daily schedule, as a political instrument to glorify is figure and dominate the French nobility.
    The duke de Saint Simon, one of his courtiers at Versailles, once wrote:
    “With an almanac and a watch, one could, from 300 leagues away, say with accuracy what he was doing”.
    So, on todays video, we are going to be looking at this strict routine and try to understand what it was and why did the king followed it with a military precision.
    Sources:
    - Mitford, Nancy (2008). O Rei Sol. Os livros da raposa: Lisboa.
    - en.chateauvers...

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  • @IntoThePast
    @IntoThePast  3 роки тому +11

    The information presented in this video is only possible thanks to the work and dedication of academics and researchers. Therefore they take full credit of it. You can access the sources used in the making of this video in the description
    Thank you for watching, and don't forget to like and subscribe.
    Would you like to see more videos about Versailles? Let me know in the comments!

  • @queenlove695
    @queenlove695 3 роки тому +11

    I always loved queen Marie Terese, she deserves more recognition.

  • @beth7935
    @beth7935 3 роки тому +11

    Cool! Daily routines in history are so interesting, & this is a nice simple run-down of Louis' for people like me who know very little. I've watched a few vids about him & French royalty recently, & I'm getting a vague idea of how moving the courtiers to Versailles benefited him, so it's nice to hear about the etiquette he distracted them with. I liked how some rooms were named after Roman gods, & having heard of Monsieur, his dislike of outdoor pursuits made me giggle :D

  • @33Donner77
    @33Donner77 2 роки тому +9

    Court life must have been tiring, always competing for the King's attention. To paraphrase Louis XIV, for every governmental position where he hired someone, afterward there were 99 angry competitors and one who was ungrateful. Another of his sayings was that he "almost had to wait" as he walked out and his coach just pulled up in time to take him somewhere. Imagine the indignity, whey you "almost have to wait".

  • @margot6840
    @margot6840 3 роки тому +18

    I love how Louis was such a clever old fox wen it came to controlling the nobility. He had a great taste in art and his mistresses

    • @ruka537
      @ruka537 2 роки тому +2

      Wat about feeding his people u numbnuts

  • @genevievevavance3122
    @genevievevavance3122 3 роки тому +5

    6:42 best frenemies

  • @medievalgoth9777
    @medievalgoth9777 3 роки тому +4

    Loved the video, keep up the good work!

  • @LariLesque
    @LariLesque 2 роки тому +2

    Particularly enjoying learning about the uses of the different rooms.

  • @met.marfil
    @met.marfil 2 роки тому +2

    Man! I'm now a BIG fan of your work, really excited to listen to your whole playlist while I'm working, I recently ran out of good history youtubers.

  • @lilyofthevalley5586
    @lilyofthevalley5586 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much for this beautiful and informative documentary of my great great great great great........ father! 🤎

  • @mimimatasar3699
    @mimimatasar3699 3 роки тому +2

    And yes more videos on Versailles!

  • @PedroPereira-lm3jj
    @PedroPereira-lm3jj 3 роки тому +4

    Cool video! Versailles is fascinating.

  • @salvadorarruda4664
    @salvadorarruda4664 3 роки тому +3

    2:08 😨

  • @ChibiProwl
    @ChibiProwl 8 місяців тому +1

    I just found you! Thank you.😊

  • @Belinda8881
    @Belinda8881 3 роки тому +4

    Very cool vídeo.

  • @mimimatasar3699
    @mimimatasar3699 3 роки тому +2

    I really enjoyed this

  • @AJShiningThreads
    @AJShiningThreads 2 роки тому +2

    You know your Mitford!

    • @IntoThePast
      @IntoThePast  2 роки тому +1

      I only wish that book was bigger!

  • @2604ernesto
    @2604ernesto 2 роки тому +1

    I wonder what phillipe had as a pastime
    Very interesting video!

    • @boboneill6554
      @boboneill6554 2 роки тому +3

      Men

    • @2604ernesto
      @2604ernesto 2 роки тому

      @@boboneill6554 hahaha

    • @boboneill6554
      @boboneill6554 2 роки тому +3

      @@2604ernesto he had a long term relationship with the chevalier de Lorraine, but others would come and go.

    • @2604ernesto
      @2604ernesto 2 роки тому

      @@boboneill6554 the chevalier de Lorraine even brought young guys to Phillipe! It's such a interesting story I love it

    • @boboneill6554
      @boboneill6554 2 роки тому +3

      @@2604ernesto I don’t know that the chevalier pimped. I am sure that there were plenty who would throw themselves at him as he was the king’s brother.

  • @indrekkpringi
    @indrekkpringi 2 роки тому

    The toilet in Versailles was a hole in the floor.

  • @ruka537
    @ruka537 2 роки тому +2

    Just disgusting but he let his people starve

    • @ChibiProwl
      @ChibiProwl 8 місяців тому +1

      Yes.😢 If the man had been smarter and took care of his people instead of pacifying the nobility, one must wonder if the French Revolution would've happened, and how French history would've changed. 😢Would France now have a constitutional monarchy?🤔Who knows?🤔

  • @nazlsenay7312
    @nazlsenay7312 8 місяців тому

    ...

  • @ElenaAshe
    @ElenaAshe 2 роки тому

    You flash pictures too much, too fast. I can’t enjoy the videos at all. Sorry.