1 00:00:18,331 --> 00:00:19,370 'Louis? 2 00:00:25,379 --> 00:00:32,318 'Louis, can you hear that? The flowers, they are singing.' 3 00:00:33,299 --> 00:00:35,218 Henriette? 4 00:00:35,219 --> 00:00:38,063 'Let me bathe in the lake.' 5 00:00:53,501 --> 00:00:54,810 Sire! 6 00:00:56,921 --> 00:00:58,370 Sire, please, go no further. 7 00:01:13,181 --> 00:01:20,792 A bad dream, Your Majesty, that is all. Smelling salts will help. 8 00:01:26,591 --> 00:01:28,877 You were sleepwalking, Sire. 9 00:01:39,481 --> 00:01:44,690 Has Fabien returned? Is there news of my son? 10 00:01:44,691 --> 00:01:46,661 He will find him, Sire. 11 00:01:54,671 --> 00:01:58,299 1,000 men have died here, building this. 12 00:01:59,641 --> 00:02:03,451 Thousands more may perish still before the work is done. 13 00:02:04,141 --> 00:02:10,658 Versailles is a wondrous creation, Sire, an artefact for all eternity. 14 00:02:11,311 --> 00:02:15,035 A king will write his epitaph in stone or he will write it in blood. 15 00:02:17,221 --> 00:02:18,772 I wonder what mine will be. 16 00:02:25,101 --> 00:02:27,070 Is Rohan captured? 17 00:02:27,071 --> 00:02:28,565 Nowhere to be seen. 18 00:02:38,551 --> 00:02:40,140 Dauphin! 19 00:02:40,141 --> 00:02:42,250 Monsieur Marchal, the Dauphin! 20 00:02:50,931 --> 00:02:51,960 Your Highness. 21 00:02:54,721 --> 00:02:58,850 It's all right. Hey, hey, hey, hey! 22 00:02:58,851 --> 00:02:59,740 Please 23 00:02:59,741 --> 00:03:03,948 My name is Fabien Marchal. I serve your father. You're safe. 24 00:03:05,081 --> 00:03:06,730 You're safe. 25 00:03:36,451 --> 00:03:37,760 Is he alive? 26 00:03:37,761 --> 00:03:39,590 Let's see. 27 00:03:41,041 --> 00:03:42,020 Yes. 28 00:03:43,951 --> 00:03:44,930 Bind him. 29 00:04:59,561 --> 00:05:03,500 Our informants in the Kingdom of France grow by the day, Master William. 30 00:05:03,501 --> 00:05:06,410 There is no shortage of courtiers who will talk for money. 31 00:05:06,411 --> 00:05:07,712 I'm all ears. 32 00:05:08,231 --> 00:05:11,190 The King has quashed the rebellion which threatened his son, 33 00:05:11,191 --> 00:05:15,550 the Dauphin, recently rescued from Brittany, I believe. 34 00:05:15,551 --> 00:05:18,920 The French also captured the ring leader who, I'm afraid, 35 00:05:18,921 --> 00:05:22,770 happens to be one of our own agents, the Chevalier de Rohan. 36 00:05:22,771 --> 00:05:26,660 A shame. He was a very promising spy. 37 00:05:26,661 --> 00:05:28,110 A replacement is arranged? 38 00:05:28,111 --> 00:05:29,100 Naturally. 39 00:05:31,913 --> 00:05:35,051 'Versailles grows in stature day by day. 40 00:05:35,943 --> 00:05:38,417 'Exterior works are complete. 41 00:05:39,363 --> 00:05:44,522 'The palace is bursting at the seams with new rules, called etiquette. 42 00:05:44,523 --> 00:05:47,352 'Noble tenants increase in number.' 43 00:05:54,593 --> 00:05:56,102 'And the King's bed?' 44 00:05:56,103 --> 00:06:00,362 'The King is remaining remarkably faithful to his first mistress, 45 00:06:00,363 --> 00:06:04,442 'Madame de Montespan, who is now fully installed as 46 00:06:04,443 --> 00:06:07,784 'the principal favourite in the Royal Household.' 47 00:06:11,333 --> 00:06:13,252 And the brother? 48 00:06:13,253 --> 00:06:16,772 'Prince Philippe enjoys an animated social life away from Versailles 49 00:06:16,773 --> 00:06:18,832 'at his family home in Saint, Cloud 50 00:06:18,833 --> 00:06:24,024 'while his lover, the Chevalier de Lorraine, remains in exile.' 51 00:06:29,333 --> 00:06:31,442 This new spy, tell me more. 52 00:06:31,443 --> 00:06:34,289 Young, very willing, very able. 53 00:06:37,023 --> 00:06:38,232 Let us hope so. 54 00:06:41,473 --> 00:06:43,962 Why do you need a historian? 55 00:06:43,963 --> 00:06:48,504 I need a writer with a loyal mind and the heart of a poet. 56 00:06:49,163 --> 00:06:51,656 Is that why we're going to the theatre? 57 00:06:52,963 --> 00:06:54,335 Possibly. 58 00:06:57,373 --> 00:06:58,402 I'm cold. 59 00:07:00,373 --> 00:07:02,288 We're going to Paris, Madame. 60 00:07:03,373 --> 00:07:05,528 Breathe the fresh air while you can. 61 00:07:14,523 --> 00:07:16,872 With the King in Paris for the night, we shall focus only on 62 00:07:16,873 --> 00:07:21,702 the preparation of an agenda to present to His Majesty tomorrow on his return. 63 00:07:21,703 --> 00:07:24,932 Louvois, what is the status of the prisoner? 64 00:07:24,933 --> 00:07:29,655 Alive, unrepentant, awaiting His Majesty's decision. 65 00:07:30,513 --> 00:07:32,242 What say you, Monsieur de Reynaud? 66 00:07:32,243 --> 00:07:35,482 Does the Justice Ministry have any report on the interrogation? 67 00:07:40,073 --> 00:07:44,192 Reynaud, did you not hear Colbert addressing you in Council? 68 00:07:51,843 --> 00:07:55,542 Help him! Call the guard! He's dying! 69 00:07:55,543 --> 00:07:57,137 Guard, quickly! 70 00:08:12,983 --> 00:08:16,417 A full house. How satisfying. 71 00:08:17,293 --> 00:08:21,512 You cannot be that satisfied, with Chevalier still exiled abroad. 72 00:08:21,513 --> 00:08:23,722 How would you keep warm at night? 73 00:08:23,723 --> 00:08:27,592 It's called a blanket, green and full of feathers 74 00:08:27,983 --> 00:08:29,252 a bit like you. 75 00:08:35,443 --> 00:08:36,528 The King's here. 76 00:08:41,723 --> 00:08:43,232 Don't look at him! 77 00:08:50,913 --> 00:08:54,702 Have you seen this coat? He should be on stage. 78 00:08:54,703 --> 00:08:58,412 Take it from me, he's never off it. 79 00:08:58,413 --> 00:09:01,213 You must promise me that, when we return, you'll come with me 80 00:09:01,214 --> 00:09:03,022 and let my lady do your cards. 81 00:09:07,133 --> 00:09:09,562 I have heard good things about this young writer. 82 00:09:12,969 --> 00:09:16,369 I want you in my cunt. Hm! 83 00:09:30,383 --> 00:09:31,931 Your Majesty, 84 00:09:32,783 --> 00:09:36,634 my name is Thomas Beaumont, playwright. 85 00:09:38,163 --> 00:09:43,082 The story you are about to see takes place many hundreds of years ago 86 00:09:43,083 --> 00:09:46,692 but, despite what you might have read, 87 00:09:46,693 --> 00:09:49,412 the past is not a prologue. 88 00:09:49,413 --> 00:09:53,962 History offers us not a context, but a lens, 89 00:09:53,963 --> 00:09:56,862 a lesson for our present and a vision of our future. 90 00:09:56,863 --> 00:10:00,203 Sire, there's been a poisoning. You must come with me at once. 91 00:10:23,213 --> 00:10:24,522 And 92 00:10:24,523 --> 00:10:27,762 although this is a story of the men of yesterday, 93 00:10:27,763 --> 00:10:33,152 doubt not that, in this moment, in this very space, 94 00:10:33,153 --> 00:10:37,842 they live again, reborn, reaching out over the centuries 95 00:10:37,843 --> 00:10:40,792 to show us all that, as the sands of our lives 96 00:10:40,793 --> 00:10:46,182 dwindle and vanish, we are all of us making history, 97 00:10:46,548 --> 00:10:49,132 here and now. 98 00:11:01,183 --> 00:11:04,321 He's clever you know, very sharp. 99 00:11:04,346 --> 00:11:06,342 Who is, Sire? William of Orange. 100 00:11:06,343 --> 00:11:09,062 He poisons my minister to show what he can do, 101 00:11:09,063 --> 00:11:11,483 to show how close he is to poisoning me. 102 00:11:11,963 --> 00:11:15,392 I'm almost impressed. You realise what is going on, of course, 103 00:11:15,393 --> 00:11:17,362 across Europe, across the world? 104 00:11:17,363 --> 00:11:20,872 Versailles is a shining jewel that glows in the night! She's beauty, 105 00:11:20,873 --> 00:11:23,922 she's power. There can be no doubt of what we symbolise. 106 00:11:24,953 --> 00:11:29,172 So it is, then, that an ambitious upstart in Holland will look over 107 00:11:29,173 --> 00:11:32,922 at his glorious neighbour and the lustrous symbol of his power, 108 00:11:32,923 --> 00:11:35,222 sees it starting to grow. 109 00:11:35,223 --> 00:11:37,512 And what do you do when your enemy's fortunes rise? 110 00:11:37,513 --> 00:11:39,902 Hm? When their fields blossom? 111 00:11:39,903 --> 00:11:41,922 Poison their well. Drip by drip. 112 00:11:41,923 --> 00:11:46,372 You take all that is nourishing them and you pollute and defile it with venom. 113 00:11:46,373 --> 00:11:48,952 William knows what he's doing. He has tried to take my son. 114 00:11:48,953 --> 00:11:52,802 Instead, he has taken my love, my peace, my sleep. 115 00:11:52,803 --> 00:11:56,832 Now he takes my minister. But soon I will take his life, 116 00:11:56,833 --> 00:11:58,440 and that will be the end of it! 117 00:12:05,593 --> 00:12:10,142 Did he pay you? When you fought for me in the Spanish Netherlands, 118 00:12:10,143 --> 00:12:11,832 the Dutch came to you. 119 00:12:11,833 --> 00:12:14,132 They made an approach and they gave you money. 120 00:12:34,803 --> 00:12:38,602 Something has hurt you. I wonder what. 121 00:12:38,603 --> 00:12:42,962 William of Orange paid you to hurt me, to take my son, 122 00:12:42,963 --> 00:12:44,576 poison my Minister. 123 00:12:44,601 --> 00:12:49,002 Poison what minister? You think me a fool. 124 00:12:49,003 --> 00:12:52,142 You believe it is William who hates you? 125 00:12:52,143 --> 00:12:54,892 And, trust me, everybody hates you. 126 00:12:58,753 --> 00:13:00,492 Then know this, 127 00:13:00,493 --> 00:13:03,582 when my scribes lay down the chronicle of my days, I will ensure 128 00:13:03,583 --> 00:13:05,832 that they erase every last nub of you from it. 129 00:13:08,793 --> 00:13:10,942 No drop of ink shall mark your time. 130 00:13:13,013 --> 00:13:15,822 No image nor crest nor lock of hair. 131 00:13:15,823 --> 00:13:18,862 Your worldly goods, your clothes, all burned. 132 00:13:18,863 --> 00:13:23,677 Your lineage disowned, cast out, forgotten. 133 00:13:25,013 --> 00:13:27,682 You will be to history what you are to me at this moment 134 00:13:29,273 --> 00:13:30,541 nothing. 135 00:13:31,293 --> 00:13:36,221 Unlike you, Majesty, I do not care how history will paint me. 136 00:13:40,993 --> 00:13:43,622 My astronomers tell me that, one day very soon, 137 00:13:43,623 --> 00:13:45,452 the moon will traverse the sun 138 00:13:45,453 --> 00:13:49,152 and, for a few seconds, our day will become night. 139 00:13:49,153 --> 00:13:51,822 I want you to remember that moment, if you can, 140 00:13:51,823 --> 00:13:55,292 because whatever your fate, it is then, at that instant, 141 00:13:55,293 --> 00:13:56,701 that you shall meet it. 142 00:14:04,483 --> 00:14:05,652 I was worried. 143 00:14:10,243 --> 00:14:11,829 You're burning. 144 00:14:30,173 --> 00:14:32,182 Is the King awake? 145 00:14:32,183 --> 00:14:34,342 His Majesty is not yet risen. 146 00:14:34,343 --> 00:14:37,432 I will wake him for the lever as usual at eight. 147 00:14:37,433 --> 00:14:39,732 Please tell him that I need to see him at once. 148 00:14:39,733 --> 00:14:42,362 When he wakes, Your Majesty, I will inform him, 149 00:14:42,783 --> 00:14:45,172 although you know his many commitments. 150 00:14:45,173 --> 00:14:48,259 I can assure you, I'm acutely aware of those. 151 00:14:55,583 --> 00:14:59,752 The more of you I consume, the hungrier I become. 152 00:15:03,173 --> 00:15:07,252 Then I cannot be very satisfying. Oh, you stimulate my appetite, Sire. 153 00:15:07,253 --> 00:15:09,082 I'm not ashamed to admit it. 154 00:15:09,083 --> 00:15:11,562 In any case, how else am I going to prevent you from getting up 155 00:15:11,563 --> 00:15:14,282 in the middle of the night and walking to the water? 156 00:15:14,283 --> 00:15:18,832 I'm worried, one day, I shall wake up and find you presenting me with a fish. 157 00:15:18,833 --> 00:15:20,196 Do not eat that! 158 00:15:22,063 --> 00:15:23,472 It's only a biscuit. 159 00:15:23,473 --> 00:15:25,632 It has not yet been tested. Bontemps! 160 00:15:25,633 --> 00:15:27,592 Your man nibbled on it last night, did he not? 161 00:15:27,593 --> 00:15:29,408 And so he must test it again. 162 00:15:29,893 --> 00:15:32,992 Send for the Officier de Bouche and his Esquire to cuisine, 163 00:15:32,993 --> 00:15:35,382 and prepare the room for the lever. 164 00:15:35,383 --> 00:15:36,496 At once, Sire. 165 00:15:38,473 --> 00:15:39,452 Two tasters? 166 00:15:41,383 --> 00:15:43,442 What concern is that of yours? 167 00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:45,416 I would have thought at least three, 168 00:15:46,253 --> 00:15:49,864 one for the hall, one for the kitchen, one for the table. 169 00:15:56,243 --> 00:15:59,002 Who will be next, do you think? 170 00:15:59,003 --> 00:16:00,049 Next? 171 00:16:00,074 --> 00:16:02,662 Well, now that poor, sweet Henriette's gone, 172 00:16:02,663 --> 00:16:04,898 there is, as it were, a vacancy. 173 00:16:05,473 --> 00:16:08,332 Don't tell me Philippe will not be married again! 174 00:16:08,333 --> 00:16:11,298 It's clear that he must, but to whom? 175 00:16:14,613 --> 00:16:16,073 L have not yet decided. 176 00:16:19,253 --> 00:16:20,802 Well, I can't wait to help you. 177 00:16:33,413 --> 00:16:35,012 Where were you? 178 00:16:35,013 --> 00:16:37,912 In the forest, collecting herbs. 179 00:16:37,913 --> 00:16:41,662 Minister Reynaud died one hour ago, long, great pain, 180 00:16:41,663 --> 00:16:42,976 a swift decline. 181 00:16:44,153 --> 00:16:45,792 Our Princess Henriette was the same. 182 00:16:45,793 --> 00:16:46,772 Identical. 183 00:16:48,273 --> 00:16:50,662 And you need me to examine the body? 184 00:16:50,663 --> 00:16:51,798 I do, 185 00:16:52,633 --> 00:16:54,042 but burn it afterwards. 186 00:16:55,733 --> 00:16:57,372 You must take every precaution. 187 00:16:57,373 --> 00:16:59,822 I appreciate your concern for my safety. 188 00:17:00,273 --> 00:17:03,982 It is the King's safety that concerns me, nothing more. 189 00:17:09,423 --> 00:17:12,932 Many stand to benefit from Minister Reynaud's death, 190 00:17:12,933 --> 00:17:16,022 a few enemies in court, Cassel being one of them. 191 00:17:16,023 --> 00:17:18,014 Not to mention the widow herself. 192 00:17:18,930 --> 00:17:21,929 I believe the Reynauds were clients of Cassel 193 00:17:21,930 --> 00:17:24,879 when he held power in his lands in the north. 194 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:27,879 But now that power has gone, along with much of his lands. 195 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:32,709 In any case, your investigation must bearfruit, and quickly, Marchal. 196 00:17:32,710 --> 00:17:35,519 That a poisoner had access to the King's own Council Chamber 197 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,679 There is no evidence the crime occurred here. 198 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,759 We must act quickly to stop the inevitable tidal wave of rumour. 199 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,565 All communications are being monitored? 200 00:17:43,590 --> 00:17:44,519 Yes. 201 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:48,929 All letters are being opened and offending material will be adjusted or burned. 202 00:17:50,710 --> 00:17:53,477 What of a successor to the Chancellery? 203 00:17:53,950 --> 00:17:57,459 De Foix is keen, but lacks experience. 204 00:17:57,460 --> 00:18:00,039 His mother is a very good friend of my family. 205 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,849 Lesigny has more. I have known him for many years. 206 00:18:02,850 --> 00:18:04,839 Time is nojudge of loyalty. 207 00:18:06,420 --> 00:18:08,989 I wish to meet each candidate in turn. 208 00:18:08,990 --> 00:18:10,855 If I may, Sire 209 00:18:11,150 --> 00:18:15,319 might Monsieur Colbert address them first, together? 210 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:16,735 Whatever for? 211 00:18:16,954 --> 00:18:20,429 If they're all with him, Your Majesty, 212 00:18:20,430 --> 00:18:22,309 they will not be in their apartments. 213 00:18:27,088 --> 00:18:28,827 Madame de Reynaud, 214 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:33,996 do you know of any enemies your husband had as Minister ofJustice? 215 00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:39,084 I cannot think of anyone. He was loved equally by all. 216 00:18:40,260 --> 00:18:41,724 Was he a good husband? 217 00:18:45,090 --> 00:18:49,219 We had our disagreements, like all couples do, 218 00:18:49,528 --> 00:18:51,191 but he was devoted 219 00:18:52,550 --> 00:18:54,128 and Ito him. 220 00:18:56,114 --> 00:18:58,080 I shall miss him so very much. 221 00:19:05,060 --> 00:19:08,479 It's all I ask of you, your last stop before retiring. 222 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,589 Always. Why do you abandon me? 223 00:19:10,590 --> 00:19:12,555 Should I say a Hail Mary? 224 00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:18,419 The matter of your conscience and your soul is a conversation for another day, Sire. 225 00:19:18,420 --> 00:19:22,029 I talk merely of the commitments between us. 226 00:19:22,030 --> 00:19:25,154 At any rate, I'm glad you are here. 227 00:19:26,110 --> 00:19:27,799 It is good to see you. 228 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,111 Thank you, Sire. 229 00:19:29,977 --> 00:19:31,499 It's good to see you, too. 230 00:19:31,500 --> 00:19:35,299 I have a problem, however. I wanted to ask your advice. 231 00:19:35,300 --> 00:19:37,309 I will help if I can. 232 00:19:38,530 --> 00:19:41,719 Oh, there you are. 233 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:44,647 And three heads is better than two, in this case. 234 00:19:45,570 --> 00:19:49,499 That depends on the heads, of course. Your Majesties. 235 00:19:49,500 --> 00:19:52,179 I'm sure I don't understand. 236 00:19:52,180 --> 00:19:55,319 You are no doubt both aware that my brother requires a new wife. 237 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:00,240 Since you both know him, and know me 238 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:05,159 it is my feeling that, between us, we will find the perfect choice. 239 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:08,959 I would rather it was women who were advising me than anyone else, 240 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:11,959 since it often takes a woman to know another woman. 241 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,609 Wouldn't you say? I don't think this is appropriate. 242 00:20:15,610 --> 00:20:17,959 Perhaps, but it is necessary. 243 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,859 Sire, while I respect your wishes, of course, 244 00:20:20,860 --> 00:20:25,255 selecting so important a person in court is surely a matter for a king. 245 00:20:26,580 --> 00:20:28,079 Or a queen. 246 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,149 There are so many roles for a queen, Madame. 247 00:20:30,150 --> 00:20:32,390 There are even times when I wonder whether you already 248 00:20:32,415 --> 00:20:33,989 perform them, in some way. 249 00:20:33,990 --> 00:20:36,738 I'm sure whatever role I occupy in the King's life 250 00:20:36,763 --> 00:20:39,619 holds no candle on your own, Majesty. 251 00:20:39,620 --> 00:20:43,599 I'm happy to say I stopped holding candles many years ago, Madame. 252 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:45,329 You see? Isn't this fun? 253 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:50,387 Perhaps if we discussed the candidates? 254 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:00,575 Are we all gathered? 255 00:21:02,202 --> 00:21:04,319 Where is Gaston de Foix? 256 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:05,489 Is he here? 257 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:12,809 I am now. 258 00:21:12,810 --> 00:21:13,839 Very well. 259 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,099 Check all the rooms thoroughly. 260 00:22:06,300 --> 00:22:07,509 Good day, Cassel. 261 00:22:07,510 --> 00:22:09,619 I must teach you how to knock. 262 00:22:09,620 --> 00:22:11,589 It's a useful social tool. 263 00:22:11,590 --> 00:22:14,689 It involves hitting things, so I'm sure you'd enjoy it immensely. 264 00:22:14,690 --> 00:22:17,414 Our Court Etiquette is quite clear on the subject. 265 00:22:17,415 --> 00:22:21,110 Yes, yes. I know the King's social handbook favours the pinkie. 266 00:22:21,530 --> 00:22:23,969 Useless method if you ask me. Scratching a door? 267 00:22:23,970 --> 00:22:27,735 How's anyone supposed to hear that? I'm forever breaking my nails. 268 00:22:29,030 --> 00:22:30,790 But where are my manners? 269 00:22:31,230 --> 00:22:32,919 Would you care for 270 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:34,089 a rat? 271 00:22:35,740 --> 00:22:37,139 Freshly caught. 272 00:22:37,140 --> 00:22:40,049 I'm investigating the death of Minister Reynaud. 273 00:22:43,190 --> 00:22:45,389 And you wish to secure my advice? 274 00:22:45,390 --> 00:22:47,132 You did not care for him. 275 00:22:47,133 --> 00:22:49,379 No, no. I hated him. 276 00:22:49,380 --> 00:22:51,439 And I think you'll find the person who poisoned him 277 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:53,219 didn't like him very much either. 278 00:22:53,220 --> 00:22:56,529 Why did you dislike him so? Tremendous bore. 279 00:22:56,530 --> 00:23:00,959 Reynaud's family used to petition mine for credit, as I remember. 280 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:02,779 I, er 281 00:23:02,780 --> 00:23:06,719 almost set him to work ploughing my fields with his wife's face. 282 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:08,829 She has a very agricultural jaw. 283 00:23:08,830 --> 00:23:11,969 He took many of your lands, did he not? 284 00:23:12,675 --> 00:23:14,039 After the fall of your house, 285 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:17,079 they were sold at a substantial discount. 286 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:19,429 Will you excuse me? I'm late for a game of cards. 287 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,789 It stands to reason I'm a suspect. 288 00:23:26,790 --> 00:23:29,739 You must be desperate to search my quarters. 289 00:23:29,740 --> 00:23:32,179 So, by all means help yourself. 290 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:45,909 So, it seems we are down to three. 291 00:23:45,910 --> 00:23:47,894 Well, it cannot be Montpensier. No! 292 00:23:49,050 --> 00:23:50,179 I agree. 293 00:23:50,535 --> 00:23:52,479 Quite right. Her time has passed. 294 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:59,273 The Princess Palatine, how about her? 295 00:23:59,274 --> 00:24:01,659 I don't think she's suited to court life. 296 00:24:01,660 --> 00:24:03,679 Who is before they get here? 297 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:06,679 Quite so. You think she's suitable for my brother? 298 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:08,789 Well, none of these women will ever live up 299 00:24:08,790 --> 00:24:10,479 to our late, departed Henriette. 300 00:24:11,980 --> 00:24:14,179 Well, then, it must be Caumont. 301 00:24:15,630 --> 00:24:16,759 So it appears. 302 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:18,919 She would be a fine choice. Although 303 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:21,679 Ah! No, still It's no matter. Very well, then. 304 00:24:24,183 --> 00:24:25,276 Wait! 305 00:24:25,630 --> 00:24:26,912 Speak, Madame. What is it? 306 00:24:28,060 --> 00:24:30,819 Well, I do not wish to cast aspersions on her character. 307 00:24:30,820 --> 00:24:32,699 But I couldn't help but overhear 308 00:24:32,700 --> 00:24:35,319 that she'd travelled to Bordeaux recently 309 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,179 in hopes of rekindling a romance with a common man. 310 00:24:38,180 --> 00:24:41,279 Why would she do that? Well, for love, or so it appears. 311 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:45,919 And he has fallen for her. But who can blame him. She's very beautiful. 312 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:48,565 No surprise a man would find her quite the catch. 313 00:24:51,164 --> 00:24:53,369 I wonder if it would be fair to marry Philippe 314 00:24:53,370 --> 00:24:55,149 to someone who's already in love? 315 00:24:55,150 --> 00:24:56,929 Marriage is not for love. 316 00:24:56,930 --> 00:24:58,759 As much as it is for the State. 317 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:01,457 Well, then we have the perfect candidate. 318 00:25:01,786 --> 00:25:04,099 Madame is right. Palatine. 319 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,529 She's certainly the plainest. 320 00:25:07,530 --> 00:25:10,719 And being plain, no doubt has to work very hard at conversation. 321 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,169 She might be fun. 322 00:25:12,170 --> 00:25:13,899 She's young. No doubt fertile. 323 00:25:13,900 --> 00:25:17,279 Lands in the east. Beyond the Rhine. Very true. 324 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:20,049 I mean, if you close your eyes enough, she's almost a man. 325 00:25:27,260 --> 00:25:28,288 Sire 326 00:25:29,609 --> 00:25:31,858 If I may be so bold 327 00:25:31,859 --> 00:25:35,978 What would you have done, if they had chosen someone else? 328 00:25:35,979 --> 00:25:38,698 The territory of the Palatinate is an excellent ally 329 00:25:38,699 --> 00:25:40,428 in our coming war with the Dutch. 330 00:25:40,429 --> 00:25:43,388 This way, both ladies now feel like it was THEIR decision, 331 00:25:43,389 --> 00:25:46,148 which tends to be better for everyone, don't you think? 332 00:25:46,882 --> 00:25:48,241 Indeed, Sire. 333 00:25:48,436 --> 00:25:49,565 Hm. 334 00:26:04,299 --> 00:26:07,578 The next few days are auspicious, Madame de Foix. 335 00:26:07,579 --> 00:26:12,358 An eclipse in the light tells of great change. 336 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:14,080 Do go on. 337 00:26:14,105 --> 00:26:15,994 Of course. Excuse me a moment, Mother. 338 00:26:29,209 --> 00:26:31,444 I see you are wearing last week's cuffs, Cassel. 339 00:26:32,559 --> 00:26:35,278 Today's fashion favours the sleeve. 340 00:26:35,279 --> 00:26:38,848 I give my advice freely since our grandmothers were second cousins 341 00:26:39,554 --> 00:26:42,078 and that is surely worth a morsel of assistance. 342 00:26:42,531 --> 00:26:46,669 Too kind. I do not claim your encyclopaedic knowledge 343 00:26:46,670 --> 00:26:48,413 of modern etiquette, de Foix, 344 00:26:48,414 --> 00:26:51,344 except when it comes to winning at cards, of course. 345 00:26:53,256 --> 00:26:55,018 Maybe your mother would have better luck. 346 00:26:55,019 --> 00:26:58,718 Or does your family curse span the generations? 347 00:26:59,089 --> 00:27:02,798 A man of youth has plenty of time to recoup his losses, Cassel. 348 00:27:02,799 --> 00:27:05,098 And a man of experience has no need of it, 349 00:27:05,099 --> 00:27:08,798 since he tends to be so much better at cards, de Foix. 350 00:27:17,329 --> 00:27:18,788 Ah, Madame de Reynaud, 351 00:27:18,789 --> 00:27:22,578 such a jolly little thing since her husband died, don't you think? 352 00:27:22,953 --> 00:27:25,313 Inheritance does that to a woman. 353 00:27:33,409 --> 00:27:35,726 Have the apartments of the ministerial candidates 354 00:27:35,767 --> 00:27:37,280 been searched? They have. 355 00:27:37,305 --> 00:27:39,088 And was anything found? 356 00:27:39,089 --> 00:27:41,008 Nothing to imply a knowledge of poisoning 357 00:27:41,009 --> 00:27:44,771 or any implements to assist in its creation. 358 00:27:46,069 --> 00:27:48,598 We shall see what the widow's quarters reveal. 359 00:27:53,379 --> 00:27:54,368 Oh 360 00:27:57,632 --> 00:28:00,735 A gift from the Duc de Cassel. 361 00:28:01,776 --> 00:28:05,518 "With warm wishes for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception." 362 00:28:09,615 --> 00:28:12,522 What kind of man gives a rat as a gift? 363 00:28:12,763 --> 00:28:13,918 Cassel 364 00:28:20,183 --> 00:28:22,482 I need you to be my ears in the salons. 365 00:28:23,793 --> 00:28:27,172 Talk to your friends. I want to know what the rooms are saying. 366 00:28:27,173 --> 00:28:29,792 Well, at the moment the only subject is Reynaud's widow. 367 00:28:29,793 --> 00:28:31,482 She's very young, compared to him. 368 00:28:31,483 --> 00:28:33,329 Will she inherit all of her husband's property? 369 00:28:33,330 --> 00:28:37,322 The will declares it, the King approves of it, his fortune is hers. 370 00:28:37,762 --> 00:28:39,732 She's popular, but doesn't speak much in public. 371 00:28:39,733 --> 00:28:42,065 It might be useful to discover what she says in private. 372 00:28:42,090 --> 00:28:43,036 I agree. 373 00:28:44,843 --> 00:28:46,750 Then I shall need new clothes. 374 00:28:49,735 --> 00:28:52,252 I must at least appear to be a woman on the rise. 375 00:29:00,453 --> 00:29:02,936 You are doing a good job of that already. 376 00:29:32,943 --> 00:29:34,962 Where is Thomas Beaumont? 377 00:29:34,963 --> 00:29:38,102 The playwright. I have been searching for him endlessly. 378 00:29:38,103 --> 00:29:40,582 I wish to make him part of my theatrical troupe. 379 00:29:41,853 --> 00:29:46,582 Will he attend the play tonight? Where might he be found? 380 00:29:46,583 --> 00:29:48,832 Versailles, Your Highness. 381 00:29:48,833 --> 00:29:51,132 The King has given him a position. 382 00:29:51,133 --> 00:29:53,242 He left this morning. 383 00:30:06,503 --> 00:30:08,192 Oh, really? 384 00:30:28,963 --> 00:30:30,272 Oh. Excuse me. 385 00:30:36,603 --> 00:30:39,932 You will detail the life of His Majesty's court here at Versailles. 386 00:30:39,933 --> 00:30:43,187 Focus only on the glory of the King. 387 00:30:43,188 --> 00:30:47,287 He is the light that shines eternally in our hearts. 388 00:30:47,312 --> 00:30:48,721 Yes, Monsieur Colbert. 389 00:31:04,073 --> 00:31:09,042 Sire, may I present Thomas Beaumont, 390 00:31:09,043 --> 00:31:11,124 the court historian you requested. 391 00:31:16,033 --> 00:31:18,462 Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to start. 392 00:31:23,153 --> 00:31:25,872 Your Majesty, when the light of the sun 393 00:31:25,873 --> 00:31:27,282 hits the glass of the mirror, 394 00:31:27,283 --> 00:31:29,252 its particular shape and disposition 395 00:31:29,253 --> 00:31:32,622 entreats the rays of the sun to form a common beam, 396 00:31:32,623 --> 00:31:36,276 a focal point of light with the potential for enormous power. 397 00:31:37,593 --> 00:31:40,262 The mirror, Sire, is you. 398 00:31:40,263 --> 00:31:44,252 The scrap of driftwood, why, that is Holland, of course! 399 00:31:48,283 --> 00:31:50,432 Now, should Your Majesty's attention 400 00:31:50,433 --> 00:31:54,042 turn towards the republic of the Dutch, behold! 401 00:32:09,513 --> 00:32:13,692 As Archimedes once roasted Roman ships from a promontory 402 00:32:27,206 --> 00:32:29,862 While the sun nourishes, protects and warms us, 403 00:32:29,863 --> 00:32:31,923 the sun is also all powerful, 404 00:32:32,393 --> 00:32:34,642 and if he chooses, may decimate his enemies. 405 00:32:36,053 --> 00:32:39,173 I thank you, Villette, for this timely reminder. 406 00:32:49,743 --> 00:32:51,975 So, will you come? Sire 407 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:53,656 Oh! Let him wait his turn. 408 00:32:55,503 --> 00:32:58,362 So, will you come with me to the cards? 409 00:32:58,363 --> 00:33:01,832 Madame Agathe taught me a love spell and I chant it every night. 410 00:33:01,833 --> 00:33:04,223 I think I have heard it. 411 00:33:04,224 --> 00:33:07,932 Very well. I shall hear my fortune. Sire, I believe 412 00:33:07,933 --> 00:33:09,382 Oh, Bontemps, I nearly forgot! 413 00:33:09,383 --> 00:33:13,462 I took a bath yesterday and the olive soap was nowhere to be seen. 414 00:33:13,463 --> 00:33:16,567 Would you be an absolute dear and order me some more from Paris? 415 00:33:16,614 --> 00:33:18,559 My ladies just don't seem capable. 416 00:33:24,903 --> 00:33:26,352 Give her what she wants. 417 00:34:08,213 --> 00:34:09,762 My dear! 418 00:34:09,763 --> 00:34:11,122 Madame Agathe! 419 00:34:13,767 --> 00:34:16,983 You mentioned an extremely important consultation 420 00:34:18,433 --> 00:34:21,762 but I did not dare dream it would be here. 421 00:34:21,763 --> 00:34:24,202 Now, I hope you understand how vital it is 422 00:34:24,203 --> 00:34:26,822 that he be inspired by his time with you. 423 00:34:26,823 --> 00:34:30,952 I brought only the best for you, my dear. 424 00:34:30,953 --> 00:34:32,398 In the time of an eclipse, 425 00:34:32,399 --> 00:34:35,822 a deck of great power and prophecy. 426 00:34:35,823 --> 00:34:38,782 You'll speak only of the glories you see, nothing more. 427 00:34:38,783 --> 00:34:40,322 Just the light. 428 00:34:40,323 --> 00:34:41,555 Yes. 429 00:34:41,556 --> 00:34:43,029 But even in the light, 430 00:34:43,642 --> 00:34:46,042 it is our shadows that speak the truth. 431 00:34:49,233 --> 00:34:50,682 The glory. 432 00:34:50,683 --> 00:34:52,182 The glory, as you say. 433 00:34:56,683 --> 00:34:58,182 Just look at you. 434 00:35:00,380 --> 00:35:03,902 Like the blooming of a winter rose. 435 00:35:09,483 --> 00:35:13,702 Majesty, this is such a great honour. 436 00:35:15,343 --> 00:35:17,499 Well, Sire 437 00:35:19,333 --> 00:35:21,252 please approach the table. 438 00:35:26,123 --> 00:35:27,578 And, please 439 00:35:28,613 --> 00:35:30,582 split the cards. 440 00:35:30,583 --> 00:35:33,252 Madame Agathe is very talented in divination. 441 00:35:34,803 --> 00:35:38,142 Then she will, no doubt, know exactly what I am about to say. 442 00:35:38,143 --> 00:35:41,502 I cannot see your mind, Sire. 443 00:35:41,503 --> 00:35:43,942 I see only what is on the cards. 444 00:35:43,943 --> 00:35:46,056 I listen only to them. 445 00:35:47,052 --> 00:35:49,926 Only they may speak the truth about your future. 446 00:36:23,184 --> 00:36:25,053 The labyrinth 447 00:36:27,309 --> 00:36:29,788 Is something the matter? What do the cards say? 448 00:36:30,350 --> 00:36:34,085 Perhaps the decks are mixed. 449 00:36:34,086 --> 00:36:37,898 What do they say? What glories do you see? 450 00:36:37,899 --> 00:36:40,948 I am told the content of the cards does not reflect their message, 451 00:36:40,949 --> 00:36:42,258 isn't that right, Madame? 452 00:36:42,259 --> 00:36:44,368 In many readings, yes. 453 00:36:44,369 --> 00:36:47,088 But this combination of cards 454 00:36:47,227 --> 00:36:48,074 I. 455 00:36:49,149 --> 00:36:51,728 I cannot lie to my king. 456 00:36:51,729 --> 00:36:53,278 I see no glory. 457 00:36:57,539 --> 00:37:00,258 Thank you for all the fun 458 00:37:00,259 --> 00:37:01,618 We are leaving. 459 00:37:04,579 --> 00:37:06,448 You have seen Paradise. 460 00:37:06,449 --> 00:37:08,468 And you have built it for yourself. 461 00:37:10,199 --> 00:37:12,498 But now, a scourge is coming, 462 00:37:12,499 --> 00:37:15,828 five points of the same vengeful star. 463 00:37:15,829 --> 00:37:18,218 The well is poisoned. 464 00:37:18,219 --> 00:37:20,468 But still you drink. 465 00:37:20,469 --> 00:37:22,483 Hell will rise, Sire, 466 00:37:22,484 --> 00:37:25,388 and consume all you have built. 467 00:37:25,389 --> 00:37:27,168 The fires are coming, 468 00:37:27,169 --> 00:37:29,888 not just for you, but for all of France. 469 00:37:29,889 --> 00:37:32,518 Terrible things happen to kings. 470 00:38:04,439 --> 00:38:07,158 If ever, in the future, you see me under the influence of a woman 471 00:38:07,159 --> 00:38:10,538 in matters of state, I want you to tell me directly, 472 00:38:10,539 --> 00:38:12,548 without delay, of your concern. 473 00:38:12,916 --> 00:38:15,498 And I vow to you, whoever that person may be, 474 00:38:15,499 --> 00:38:17,378 she will be gone the next morning. 475 00:38:19,719 --> 00:38:20,798 Do I have your word? 476 00:38:22,579 --> 00:38:24,458 Until my dying day, Sire. 477 00:38:37,299 --> 00:38:39,738 We found this in Madame de Reynaud's apartments. 478 00:38:39,739 --> 00:38:41,008 Good work. 479 00:39:12,039 --> 00:39:14,518 This silver phial was found in your rooms. 480 00:39:14,519 --> 00:39:15,928 Can you explain the contents? 481 00:39:17,289 --> 00:39:19,118 Ican. 482 00:39:19,119 --> 00:39:23,098 It is powdered Satyrion root, from a rare exotic orchid. 483 00:39:23,099 --> 00:39:25,958 At court, the ladies call it "Fountain of Youth". 484 00:39:25,959 --> 00:39:28,348 Acquired at great expense, I might add. 485 00:39:28,349 --> 00:39:30,928 I gave my husband just a little every day. 486 00:39:30,929 --> 00:39:32,388 To kill him? 487 00:39:32,389 --> 00:39:34,168 To enhance our marriage. 488 00:39:34,169 --> 00:39:37,028 It drives the blood to the organs of pleasure. 489 00:39:37,029 --> 00:39:38,568 Both sexes may benefit. 490 00:39:38,569 --> 00:39:40,588 My husband found it very effective. 491 00:39:40,589 --> 00:39:43,028 His ardour was significantly improved. 492 00:39:45,581 --> 00:39:47,260 Sold in Paris, I presume? 493 00:39:47,429 --> 00:39:49,678 No. I acquired it here, at court. 494 00:39:52,359 --> 00:39:53,478 From whom? 495 00:39:54,649 --> 00:39:57,278 Well, it depends on the circles one evolves in. 496 00:39:57,279 --> 00:39:59,668 Some powders you may find freely available, 497 00:39:59,669 --> 00:40:01,828 on the table, like one may find the salt. 498 00:40:01,829 --> 00:40:04,638 But for powders of this quality, one has to ask. 499 00:40:04,639 --> 00:40:07,968 Money passes through numerous hands, and the powders arrive. 500 00:40:09,329 --> 00:40:11,718 You believe it is poison. I can see your doubt. 501 00:40:17,479 --> 00:40:20,478 It is poison that killed your husband. 502 00:40:20,479 --> 00:40:22,077 Of that I am sure. 503 00:40:24,089 --> 00:40:26,198 Don't be ridiculous! 504 00:40:26,199 --> 00:40:27,838 It's perfectly harmless. 505 00:40:33,089 --> 00:40:34,548 I don't understand. 506 00:40:34,549 --> 00:40:36,658 The Fountain of Youth, indeed 507 00:40:36,659 --> 00:40:39,838 I arrest you, Madame de Reynaud, in the name of the King. 508 00:40:39,839 --> 00:40:41,668 Take your hands off of me! 509 00:40:52,829 --> 00:40:54,468 Madame 510 00:40:54,469 --> 00:40:56,718 You may leave His Majesty and I alone. 511 00:41:07,925 --> 00:41:09,888 How did you know it was me? 512 00:41:11,069 --> 00:41:12,658 I sensed you, Sire. 513 00:41:12,659 --> 00:41:13,968 As always. 514 00:41:16,048 --> 00:41:19,631 If I may, before you begin 515 00:41:20,035 --> 00:41:23,414 The behaviour of Madame Agathe was beyond reproach. 516 00:41:23,489 --> 00:41:26,018 The moment was only meant to temporarily divert you 517 00:41:26,019 --> 00:41:29,388 from your troubles, just for a moment. 518 00:41:29,389 --> 00:41:32,158 Instead, well, I feel it's driven a wedge between us. 519 00:41:33,379 --> 00:41:36,799 Now, I know there's no way to atone for what's been done. 520 00:41:37,599 --> 00:41:40,266 I want to offer you my sincere apologies 521 00:41:40,649 --> 00:41:44,298 with all of my heart, and my soul, 522 00:41:44,299 --> 00:41:45,288 and my body 523 00:41:47,390 --> 00:41:48,618 and my mind. 524 00:41:51,329 --> 00:41:53,348 I feel a draught. You must be cold. 525 00:41:53,349 --> 00:41:55,228 Perhaps you would care to join me? 526 00:41:59,629 --> 00:42:02,348 Breathe the fresh air while you can, Your Majesty. 527 00:42:08,299 --> 00:42:12,048 Now, what was it you wanted to tell me? 528 00:42:14,868 --> 00:42:16,037 I forget. 529 00:42:30,289 --> 00:42:32,502 Is it too much? I wasn't sure. 530 00:42:40,979 --> 00:42:44,028 Many ladies tell me of a popular volume read at court, 531 00:42:44,557 --> 00:42:46,598 The Pleasures of Venus. 532 00:42:46,599 --> 00:42:49,368 It's an instruction book to help improve the quality 533 00:42:49,369 --> 00:42:51,568 Of amorous congress. 534 00:42:51,569 --> 00:42:54,058 But there is a new edition that strongly advocates 535 00:42:54,059 --> 00:42:56,653 the use of stimulants and aphrodisiacs. 536 00:42:57,109 --> 00:42:59,538 The Widow Reynaud mentioned the same. 537 00:43:00,801 --> 00:43:02,210 Where is she now? 538 00:43:02,499 --> 00:43:05,308 Under arrest. She poisoned him? 539 00:43:06,289 --> 00:43:07,418 Either that 540 00:43:07,419 --> 00:43:10,888 or someone wishes very strongly for us to believe so. 541 00:43:20,969 --> 00:43:22,938 I have been thinking about your brother. 542 00:43:24,289 --> 00:43:25,788 Not recently, I hope! 543 00:43:27,989 --> 00:43:30,298 Have you spoken to Philippe? 544 00:43:30,299 --> 00:43:32,688 Does he have the happy news of his bride? 545 00:43:33,949 --> 00:43:35,548 He remains at Saint-Cloud. 546 00:43:37,609 --> 00:43:40,798 And when does he return home to Versailles? 547 00:43:45,529 --> 00:43:47,638 I wanted to speak to you about that. 548 00:43:59,211 --> 00:44:01,320 What about Gaspard? 549 00:44:01,875 --> 00:44:03,044 Guillaume? 550 00:44:04,139 --> 00:44:05,688 De Busseys? 551 00:44:07,049 --> 00:44:08,968 Is no, one coming? Where is everyone? 552 00:44:10,049 --> 00:44:11,218 Versailles. 553 00:44:15,669 --> 00:44:17,078 You're not everyone. 554 00:44:18,669 --> 00:44:20,408 It's time for you to come home. 555 00:44:21,308 --> 00:44:22,337 I AM home. 556 00:44:23,829 --> 00:44:26,460 This is my home. You are sitting in my home. 557 00:44:26,461 --> 00:44:28,988 Why can't you announce yourself like a person of quality 558 00:44:28,989 --> 00:44:31,748 orjust say "bonjour" like a normal person? 559 00:44:32,450 --> 00:44:35,458 The King has sent me to your soiree in his stead. 560 00:44:36,412 --> 00:44:38,561 You did send him an invitation, did you not? 561 00:44:44,873 --> 00:44:45,902 It appears I did. 562 00:44:47,690 --> 00:44:49,286 Well 563 00:44:50,507 --> 00:44:52,426 help yourself to some drinks. 564 00:44:52,427 --> 00:44:54,816 I will find a blanket and hide until this is over. 565 00:44:54,817 --> 00:44:56,556 Enough is enough, don't you think? 566 00:44:58,370 --> 00:44:59,729 The past has gone. 567 00:45:01,757 --> 00:45:02,786 Has it? 568 00:45:05,327 --> 00:45:06,636 I believe so. 569 00:45:06,637 --> 00:45:08,466 Has yours? 570 00:45:08,467 --> 00:45:09,636 Tell me. 571 00:45:10,153 --> 00:45:12,076 How is your husband? 572 00:45:12,077 --> 00:45:14,276 Please! How is the old goat? 573 00:45:14,277 --> 00:45:15,943 Still a drunken lunatic? 574 00:45:15,968 --> 00:45:18,851 He remains in his lands, Your Highness. 575 00:45:18,852 --> 00:45:20,193 I do not see him. 576 00:45:20,218 --> 00:45:22,317 Last I heard, he held a funeral for you. 577 00:45:22,318 --> 00:45:23,936 Buried you in the back garden. 578 00:45:25,425 --> 00:45:27,306 You're looking very well, considering. 579 00:45:29,889 --> 00:45:32,836 Our shadows walk alongside us, do they not? 580 00:45:34,437 --> 00:45:38,086 Versailles has changed. Believe me. I have had a hand in it. 581 00:45:38,087 --> 00:45:39,681 You tell yourself that. 582 00:45:40,243 --> 00:45:42,252 Your brother listens to opinions. 583 00:45:44,797 --> 00:45:47,276 Does he cock his ear, like so? 584 00:45:48,357 --> 00:45:50,276 Fixes you with his eyes? He hears me. 585 00:45:51,903 --> 00:45:53,962 No. He makes you THINK that. 586 00:45:54,077 --> 00:45:57,686 Which is, as you will find out, what makes him so very kingly 587 00:45:57,687 --> 00:45:59,936 and it is not the same thing. At all. 588 00:46:01,437 --> 00:46:03,406 He sent a rider to Rome two weeks ago. 589 00:46:04,857 --> 00:46:07,206 He's agreed to make the necessary arrangements 590 00:46:07,207 --> 00:46:09,826 for the Chevalier de Lorraine returns to France. 591 00:46:14,256 --> 00:46:15,845 In exchange for what? 592 00:46:18,619 --> 00:46:19,598 Oh 593 00:46:21,933 --> 00:46:25,212 May Ijust say, the King has made his list of replacements, 594 00:46:25,237 --> 00:46:28,757 and my son's is the only credible name upon it. 595 00:46:30,647 --> 00:46:33,926 Prepare yourselves for pleasant news. 596 00:46:35,187 --> 00:46:38,185 I have it on good authority that the new minister's apartments 597 00:46:38,739 --> 00:46:40,424 are nothing short of lavish. 598 00:46:42,357 --> 00:46:45,076 Pardon my ignorance, but isn't Monsieur de Foix 599 00:46:45,077 --> 00:46:47,656 a little young to be a candidate for a ministry? The King! 600 00:46:47,657 --> 00:46:49,716 His family stretches back to the time of Clovis. 601 00:46:57,449 --> 00:46:58,948 Please, continue. 602 00:47:19,907 --> 00:47:22,116 There was a time when you could have bet all night 603 00:47:22,117 --> 00:47:24,696 and not made a dent in your fortune, Cassel. 604 00:47:26,197 --> 00:47:28,396 Alas, Sire, those days are long gone. 605 00:47:29,427 --> 00:47:31,984 I am doomed to remain here 606 00:47:32,987 --> 00:47:35,846 enjoying the fruits of your glory. 607 00:47:35,847 --> 00:47:38,566 You do not miss your lands in the north? 608 00:47:38,567 --> 00:47:41,706 Every day, Sire. Though I must admit, 609 00:47:41,707 --> 00:47:44,990 the flowers are much prettier here. 610 00:47:50,387 --> 00:47:53,096 Come to my apartments after my promenade. 611 00:47:53,097 --> 00:47:55,816 There is a matter that I wish to discuss with you. 612 00:48:05,387 --> 00:48:07,676 The smell of failure. 613 00:48:07,677 --> 00:48:10,446 Hard to wash off. Poor fellow! 614 00:48:19,077 --> 00:48:21,186 His Majesty entrusted me 615 00:48:21,187 --> 00:48:24,432 with devising an appropriate punishment for you. 616 00:48:26,477 --> 00:48:29,196 But what kind of pain, I asked myself, 617 00:48:30,016 --> 00:48:32,296 would be fitting for a man who betrayed 618 00:48:32,297 --> 00:48:34,726 the King's trust and friendship, 619 00:48:34,727 --> 00:48:36,326 abducted his first, born, 620 00:48:36,327 --> 00:48:39,466 and killed the woman he loved most in this world? 621 00:48:39,467 --> 00:48:42,046 And it struck me. 622 00:48:44,387 --> 00:48:47,476 We are all graced by the King's favour. 623 00:48:49,307 --> 00:48:51,656 We are blessed, every day, 624 00:48:51,657 --> 00:48:54,865 to witness the grandeur of his creation. 625 00:48:55,267 --> 00:48:58,496 We truly live every day in Paradise. 626 00:49:00,937 --> 00:49:03,516 But imagine to live under the sun 627 00:49:03,517 --> 00:49:05,436 and not feel its warmth. 628 00:49:07,267 --> 00:49:09,746 To know the breathless beauty of this world, 629 00:49:10,758 --> 00:49:14,486 but not be able to look upon it ever again. 630 00:49:14,487 --> 00:49:16,306 That 631 00:49:16,307 --> 00:49:18,656 That would be far from Paradise. 632 00:49:20,390 --> 00:49:24,136 That would be pain everlasting. 633 00:49:26,207 --> 00:49:27,656 That would be Hell. 634 00:49:46,127 --> 00:49:48,146 May you live long in hellfire. 635 00:49:50,537 --> 00:49:53,156 The King's favour is no longer upon you. 636 00:50:00,427 --> 00:50:04,216 You are no longer worthy to gaze upon his glory. 637 00:50:37,697 --> 00:50:40,456 Do I not bring you money, 638 00:50:40,457 --> 00:50:42,376 and clients and riches? 639 00:50:42,377 --> 00:50:44,306 And you defy my word before my king? 640 00:50:45,427 --> 00:50:47,950 Do not doubt my gratitude, Madame 641 00:50:49,317 --> 00:50:51,706 I gave you a king! 642 00:50:51,707 --> 00:50:53,446 And I have given you more. 643 00:50:55,647 --> 00:50:57,383 Much more. 644 00:50:58,277 --> 00:51:01,786 Once, those cards helped you win your king. 645 00:51:02,917 --> 00:51:05,636 Showed you the way to his bed. 646 00:51:06,022 --> 00:51:08,743 Did you doubt me then, dear heart? 647 00:51:10,417 --> 00:51:11,776 Don't you love him now? 648 00:51:14,497 --> 00:51:16,136 Don't you want to keep him safe? 649 00:51:19,417 --> 00:51:23,306 What I saw in his cards could not be silenced. 650 00:51:23,307 --> 00:51:25,024 What I saw 651 00:51:25,747 --> 00:51:28,176 was a sentinel of warning. 652 00:51:28,177 --> 00:51:31,276 And it will help you keep your king. 653 00:51:35,357 --> 00:51:37,096 Please tell me what to do. 654 00:51:38,687 --> 00:51:40,236 So many questions. 655 00:51:40,991 --> 00:51:41,926 Luckily 656 00:51:43,467 --> 00:51:45,766 I have a few answers. 657 00:51:50,267 --> 00:51:52,152 To calm your nerves, dear. 658 00:52:17,787 --> 00:52:20,481 I am bringing forward my invasion of Holland. 659 00:52:21,017 --> 00:52:23,976 I will henceforth view any opposition to my plans of war 660 00:52:23,977 --> 00:52:25,896 as an act of treason, 661 00:52:25,897 --> 00:52:29,736 and they will be dealt with swiftly by my new Minister For Justice 662 00:52:31,237 --> 00:52:32,836 the Duc de Cassel! 663 00:52:47,787 --> 00:52:50,746 A blessing, Bossuet, if you please. 664 00:53:17,417 --> 00:53:18,726 Amen. 665 00:53:19,633 --> 00:53:21,372 Amen. 666 00:54:00,917 --> 00:54:03,686 In case I don't see you, have a lovely Christmas.