1 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:21,320 'Louis? 2 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:34,960 'Louis, can you hear that? The flowers - they are singing.' 3 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:37,879 Henriette? 4 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:39,720 'Let me bathe in the lake.' 5 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:57,200 Sire! 6 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:00,760 Sire, please, go no further. 7 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:22,280 A bad dream, Your Majesty, that is all. Smelling salts will help. 8 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:30,680 You were sleepwalking, Sire. 9 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:47,039 Has Fabien returned? Is there news of my son? 10 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:48,640 He will find him, Sire. 11 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,880 1,000 men have died here, building this. 12 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,360 Thousands more may perish still before the work is done. 13 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:12,520 Versailles is a wondrous creation, Sire, an artefact for all eternity. 14 00:02:13,640 --> 00:02:16,920 A king will write his epitaph in stone or he will write it in blood. 15 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:20,800 I wonder what mine will be. 16 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,439 Is Rohan captured? 17 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:30,480 Nowhere to be seen. 18 00:02:40,920 --> 00:02:42,399 Dauphin! 19 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,600 Monsieur Marchal, the Dauphin! 20 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:54,320 Your Highness. 21 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:01,079 It's all right. Hey, hey, hey, hey! 22 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:02,119 Please... 23 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,960 My name is Fabien Marchal. I serve your father. You're safe. 24 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,079 You're safe. 25 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,119 Is he alive? 26 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:41,919 Let's see. 27 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:44,400 Yes. 28 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:47,320 Bind him. 29 00:05:00,841 --> 00:05:02,963 RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM DE ORANGE LA HAYE - REPUBLIC OF PAYS-BAS 30 00:05:02,973 --> 00:05:05,213 Our informants in the Kingdom of France grow by the day, Master William. 31 00:05:05,270 --> 00:05:08,759 There is no shortage of courtiers who will talk for money. 32 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:10,559 I'm all ears. 33 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,519 The King has quashed the rebellion which threatened his son, 34 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:17,879 the Dauphin, recently rescued from Brittany, I believe. 35 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,279 The French also captured the ring leader who, I'm afraid, 36 00:05:21,280 --> 00:05:25,119 happens to be one of our own agents - the Chevalier de Rohan. 37 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,999 A shame. He was a very promising spy. 38 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,439 A replacement is arranged? 39 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:31,480 Naturally. 40 00:05:34,280 --> 00:05:36,800 'Versailles grows in stature day by day. 41 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,280 'Exterior works are complete. 42 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:46,879 'The palace is bursting at the seams with new rules, called etiquette. 43 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,200 'Noble tenants increase in number.' 44 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:58,479 'And the King's bed?' 45 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:02,759 'The King is remaining remarkably faithful to his first mistress, 46 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,839 'Madame de Montespan, who is now fully installed as 47 00:06:06,840 --> 00:06:09,520 'the principal favourite in the Royal Household.' 48 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,639 And the brother? 49 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:19,199 'Prince Philippe enjoys an animated social life away from Versailles 50 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,199 'at his family home in Saint-Cloud 51 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:25,720 'while his lover, the Chevalier de Lorraine, remains in exile.' 52 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:33,839 This new spy - tell me more. 53 00:06:33,840 --> 00:06:36,080 Young, very willing, very able. 54 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:40,360 Let us hope so. 55 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,319 Why do you need a historian? 56 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:50,480 I need a writer with a loyal mind and the heart of a poet. 57 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,520 Is that why we're going to the theatre? 58 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:56,400 Possibly. 59 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:00,800 I'm cold. 60 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:04,240 We're going to Paris, Madame. 61 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:07,600 Breathe the fresh air while you can. 62 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,239 With the King in Paris for the night, we shall focus only on 63 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:24,079 the preparation of an agenda to present to His Majesty tomorrow on his return. 64 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:27,319 Louvois, what is the status of the prisoner? 65 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:31,560 Alive, unrepentant, awaiting His Majesty's decision. 66 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:34,599 What say you, Monsieur de Reynaud? 67 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:37,880 Does the Justice Ministry have any report on the interrogation? 68 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:46,000 Reynaud, did you not hear Colbert addressing you in Council? 69 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:57,919 Help him! Call the guard! He's dying! 70 00:07:57,920 --> 00:07:58,960 Guard, quickly! 71 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,200 A full house. How satisfying. 72 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:23,879 You cannot be that satisfied, with Chevalier still exiled abroad. 73 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,079 How would you keep warm at night? 74 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:30,359 It's called a blanket - green and full of feathers... 75 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:31,560 a bit like you. 76 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:38,680 The King's here. 77 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:45,160 Don't look at him! 78 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:57,079 Have you seen this coat? He should be on stage. 79 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:00,759 Take it from me - he's never off it. 80 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,319 You must promise me that, when we return, you'll come with me 81 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:05,000 and let my lady do your cards. 82 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,960 I have heard good things about this young writer. 83 00:09:14,590 --> 00:09:16,123 I want you in my cunt. 84 00:09:32,093 --> 00:09:37,893 Your Majesty, my name is Thomas Beaumont, playwright. 85 00:09:39,893 --> 00:09:44,812 The story you are about to see takes place many hundreds of years ago 86 00:09:44,813 --> 00:09:48,412 but, despite what you might have read, 87 00:09:48,413 --> 00:09:51,132 the past is not a prologue. 88 00:09:51,133 --> 00:09:55,652 History offers us not a context, but a lens - 89 00:09:55,653 --> 00:09:58,572 a lesson for our present and a vision of our future. 90 00:09:58,573 --> 00:10:01,413 Sire, there's been a poisoning. You must come with me at once. 91 00:10:24,773 --> 00:10:26,252 And... 92 00:10:26,253 --> 00:10:29,492 although this is a story of the men of yesterday, 93 00:10:29,493 --> 00:10:34,852 doubt not that, in this moment, in this very space, 94 00:10:34,853 --> 00:10:39,492 they live again, reborn, reaching out over the centuries 95 00:10:39,493 --> 00:10:42,532 to show us all that, as the sands of our lives 96 00:10:42,533 --> 00:10:47,892 dwindle and vanish, we are all of us making history, 97 00:10:47,893 --> 00:10:50,852 here and now. 98 00:11:02,893 --> 00:11:08,052 He's clever you know, very sharp. Who is, Sire? William of Orange. 99 00:11:08,053 --> 00:11:10,652 He poisons my minister to show what he can do, 100 00:11:10,653 --> 00:11:13,692 to show how close he is to poisoning me. 101 00:11:13,693 --> 00:11:17,092 I'm almost impressed. You realise what is going on, of course, 102 00:11:17,093 --> 00:11:19,012 across Europe, across the world? 103 00:11:19,013 --> 00:11:22,572 Versailles is a shining jewel that glows in the night! She's beauty, 104 00:11:22,573 --> 00:11:25,653 she's power. There can be no doubt of what we symbolise. 105 00:11:26,693 --> 00:11:30,852 So it is, then, that an ambitious upstart in Holland will look over 106 00:11:30,853 --> 00:11:34,652 at his glorious neighbour and the lustrous symbol of his power, 107 00:11:34,653 --> 00:11:36,932 sees it starting to grow. 108 00:11:36,933 --> 00:11:39,212 And what do you do when your enemy's fortunes rise? 109 00:11:39,213 --> 00:11:41,612 When their fields blossom? 110 00:11:41,613 --> 00:11:43,612 Poison their well. Drip by drip. 111 00:11:43,613 --> 00:11:47,932 You take all that is nourishing them and you pollute and defile it with venom. 112 00:11:47,933 --> 00:11:50,692 William knows what he's doing. He has tried to take my son. 113 00:11:50,693 --> 00:11:54,532 Instead, he has taken my love, my peace, my sleep. 114 00:11:54,533 --> 00:11:58,492 Now he takes my minister. But soon I will take his life, 115 00:11:58,493 --> 00:11:59,973 and that will be the end of it! 116 00:12:07,293 --> 00:12:11,892 Did he pay you? When you fought for me in the Spanish Netherlands, 117 00:12:11,893 --> 00:12:13,532 the Dutch came to you. 118 00:12:13,533 --> 00:12:15,853 They made an approach and they gave you money. 119 00:12:36,493 --> 00:12:40,332 Something has hurt you. I wonder what. 120 00:12:40,333 --> 00:12:44,652 William of Orange paid you to hurt me, to take my son, 121 00:12:44,653 --> 00:12:47,612 - poison my Minister. - Poison what minister? 122 00:12:47,990 --> 00:12:50,544 You think me a fool. 123 00:12:50,744 --> 00:12:53,852 You believe it is William who hates you? 124 00:12:53,853 --> 00:12:56,053 And, trust me, everybody hates you. 125 00:13:00,453 --> 00:13:02,172 Then know this - 126 00:13:02,173 --> 00:13:05,292 when my scribes lay down the chronicle of my days, I will ensure 127 00:13:05,293 --> 00:13:07,573 that they erase every last nub of you from it. 128 00:13:10,493 --> 00:13:12,653 No drop of ink shall mark your time. 129 00:13:14,733 --> 00:13:17,492 No image nor crest nor lock of hair. 130 00:13:17,493 --> 00:13:20,572 Your worldly goods, your clothes, all burned. 131 00:13:20,573 --> 00:13:24,573 Your lineage disowned, cast out, forgotten. 132 00:13:26,693 --> 00:13:29,413 You will be to history what you are to me at this moment... 133 00:13:30,973 --> 00:13:32,972 ..nothing. 134 00:13:32,973 --> 00:13:37,253 Unlike you, Majesty, I do not care how history will paint me. 135 00:13:42,693 --> 00:13:45,292 My astronomers tell me that, one day very soon, 136 00:13:45,293 --> 00:13:47,132 the moon will traverse the sun 137 00:13:47,133 --> 00:13:50,892 and, for a few seconds, our day will become night. 138 00:13:50,893 --> 00:13:53,492 I want you to remember that moment, if you can, 139 00:13:53,493 --> 00:13:56,932 because whatever your fate, it is then, at that instant, 140 00:13:56,933 --> 00:13:57,973 that you shall meet it. 141 00:14:06,173 --> 00:14:07,213 I was worried. 142 00:14:11,933 --> 00:14:12,973 You're burning. 143 00:14:31,853 --> 00:14:33,892 Is the King awake? 144 00:14:33,893 --> 00:14:36,052 His Majesty is not yet risen. 145 00:14:36,053 --> 00:14:39,172 I will wake him for the lever as usual at eight. 146 00:14:39,173 --> 00:14:41,412 Please tell him that I need to see him at once. 147 00:14:41,413 --> 00:14:44,452 When he wakes, Your Majesty, I will inform him, 148 00:14:44,453 --> 00:14:46,852 although you know his many commitments. 149 00:14:46,853 --> 00:14:49,453 I can assure you, I'm acutely aware of those. 150 00:14:57,133 --> 00:15:01,413 The more of you I consume, the hungrier I become. 151 00:15:04,853 --> 00:15:08,932 - Then I cannot be very satisfying. - You stimulate my appetite, Sire. 152 00:15:08,933 --> 00:15:10,772 I'm not ashamed to admit it. 153 00:15:10,773 --> 00:15:13,252 In any case, how else am I going to prevent you from getting up 154 00:15:13,253 --> 00:15:15,932 in the middle of the night and walking to the water? 155 00:15:15,933 --> 00:15:20,532 I'm worried, one day, I shall wake up and find you presenting me with a fish. 156 00:15:20,533 --> 00:15:21,573 Do not eat that! 157 00:15:23,733 --> 00:15:25,132 It's only a biscuit. 158 00:15:25,133 --> 00:15:27,332 It has not yet been tested. Bontemps! 159 00:15:27,333 --> 00:15:29,292 Your man nibbled on it last night, did he not? 160 00:15:29,293 --> 00:15:31,612 And so he must test it again. 161 00:15:31,613 --> 00:15:34,692 Send for the Officier de Bouche and his Esquire to cuisine, 162 00:15:34,693 --> 00:15:37,052 and prepare the room for the lever. 163 00:15:37,053 --> 00:15:38,093 At once, Sire. 164 00:15:40,133 --> 00:15:41,173 Two tasters? 165 00:15:43,053 --> 00:15:45,132 What concern is that of yours? 166 00:15:45,133 --> 00:15:47,932 I would have thought at least three - 167 00:15:47,933 --> 00:15:50,853 one for the hall, one for the kitchen, one for the table. 168 00:15:57,933 --> 00:16:00,692 Who will be next, do you think? 169 00:16:00,693 --> 00:16:04,372 - Next? - Well, now that poor, sweet Henriette's gone, 170 00:16:04,373 --> 00:16:07,132 there is, as it were, a vacancy. 171 00:16:07,133 --> 00:16:09,892 Don't tell me Philippe will not be married again! 172 00:16:09,893 --> 00:16:12,373 It's clear that he must, but to whom? 173 00:16:16,293 --> 00:16:17,453 I have not yet decided. 174 00:16:20,973 --> 00:16:22,493 Well, I can't wait to help you. 175 00:16:35,093 --> 00:16:36,692 Where were you? 176 00:16:36,693 --> 00:16:39,612 In the forest, collecting herbs. 177 00:16:39,613 --> 00:16:43,372 Minister Reynaud died one hour ago - long, great pain, 178 00:16:43,373 --> 00:16:44,533 a swift decline. 179 00:16:45,813 --> 00:16:47,452 Our Princess Henriette was the same. 180 00:16:47,453 --> 00:16:48,493 Identical. 181 00:16:49,933 --> 00:16:52,332 And you need me to examine the body? 182 00:16:52,333 --> 00:16:54,292 I do, 183 00:16:54,293 --> 00:16:55,693 but burn it afterwards. 184 00:16:57,413 --> 00:16:59,052 You must take every precaution. 185 00:16:59,053 --> 00:17:01,972 I appreciate your concern for my safety. 186 00:17:01,973 --> 00:17:05,652 It is the King's safety that concerns me, nothing more. 187 00:17:11,093 --> 00:17:14,612 Many stand to benefit from Minister Reynaud's death - 188 00:17:14,613 --> 00:17:17,692 a few enemies in court, Cassel being one of them. 189 00:17:17,693 --> 00:17:19,413 Not to mention the widow herself. 190 00:17:20,693 --> 00:17:23,652 I believe the Reynauds were clients of Cassel 191 00:17:23,653 --> 00:17:26,612 when he held power in his lands in the north. 192 00:17:26,613 --> 00:17:29,612 But now that power has gone, along with much of his lands. 193 00:17:29,613 --> 00:17:34,452 In any case, your investigation must bear fruit, and quickly, Marchal. 194 00:17:34,453 --> 00:17:37,092 That a poisoner had access to the King's own Council Chamber... 195 00:17:37,093 --> 00:17:39,412 There is no evidence the crime occurred here. 196 00:17:39,413 --> 00:17:43,532 We must act quickly to stop the inevitable tidal wave of rumour. 197 00:17:43,533 --> 00:17:46,212 - All communications are being monitored? - Yes. 198 00:17:46,213 --> 00:17:50,693 All letters are being opened and offending material will be adjusted or burned. 199 00:17:52,413 --> 00:17:55,692 What of a successor to the Chancellery? 200 00:17:55,693 --> 00:17:59,212 De Foix is keen, but lacks experience. 201 00:17:59,213 --> 00:18:01,732 His mother is a very good friend of my family. 202 00:18:01,733 --> 00:18:04,572 Lesigny has more. I have known him for many years. 203 00:18:04,573 --> 00:18:06,253 Time is no judge of loyalty. 204 00:18:08,173 --> 00:18:10,732 I wish to meet each candidate in turn. 205 00:18:10,733 --> 00:18:12,892 If I may, Sire... 206 00:18:12,893 --> 00:18:17,052 might Monsieur Colbert address them first, together? 207 00:18:17,053 --> 00:18:18,652 Whatever for? 208 00:18:18,653 --> 00:18:22,172 If they're all with him, Your Majesty, 209 00:18:22,173 --> 00:18:24,053 they will not be in their apartments. 210 00:18:29,053 --> 00:18:30,932 Madame de Reynaud, 211 00:18:30,933 --> 00:18:35,253 do you know of any enemies your husband had as Minister of Justice? 212 00:18:36,493 --> 00:18:40,333 I cannot think of anyone. He was loved equally by all. 213 00:18:41,973 --> 00:18:43,213 Was he a good husband? 214 00:18:46,813 --> 00:18:52,573 We had our disagreements, like all couples do, but he was devoted... 215 00:18:54,253 --> 00:18:59,293 and I to him. I shall miss him so very much. 216 00:19:06,773 --> 00:19:10,212 It's all I ask of you - your last stop before retiring. 217 00:19:10,213 --> 00:19:12,332 Always. Why do you abandon me? 218 00:19:12,333 --> 00:19:13,733 Should I say a Hail Mary? 219 00:19:15,053 --> 00:19:16,995 The matter of your conscience and your soul 220 00:19:17,046 --> 00:19:19,140 is a conversation for another day, Sire. 221 00:19:20,133 --> 00:19:23,772 I talk merely of the commitments between us. 222 00:19:23,773 --> 00:19:26,413 At any rate, I'm glad you are here. 223 00:19:27,813 --> 00:19:29,452 It is good to see you. 224 00:19:29,453 --> 00:19:33,252 Thank you, Sire. It's good to see you, too. 225 00:19:33,253 --> 00:19:37,012 I have a problem, however. I wanted to ask your advice. 226 00:19:37,013 --> 00:19:39,012 I will help if I can. 227 00:19:40,213 --> 00:19:43,412 There you are. 228 00:19:43,413 --> 00:19:45,973 And three heads is better than two, in this case. 229 00:19:47,293 --> 00:19:51,252 That depends on the heads, of course. Your Majesties. 230 00:19:51,253 --> 00:19:53,892 I'm sure I don't understand. 231 00:19:53,893 --> 00:19:57,053 You are no doubt both aware that my brother requires a new wife. 232 00:19:59,213 --> 00:20:01,413 Since you both know him, and know me... 233 00:20:02,573 --> 00:20:06,732 it is my feeling that, between us, we will find the perfect choice. 234 00:20:06,733 --> 00:20:10,652 I would rather it was women who were advising me than anyone else, 235 00:20:10,653 --> 00:20:13,652 since it often takes a woman to know another woman. 236 00:20:13,653 --> 00:20:17,332 - Wouldn't you say? - I don't think this is appropriate. 237 00:20:17,333 --> 00:20:19,652 Perhaps, but it is necessary. 238 00:20:19,653 --> 00:20:22,572 Sire, while I respect your wishes, of course, 239 00:20:22,573 --> 00:20:26,653 selecting so important a person in court is surely a matter for a king. 240 00:20:28,293 --> 00:20:29,652 Or a queen. 241 00:20:29,653 --> 00:20:31,852 There are so many roles for a queen, Madame. 242 00:20:31,853 --> 00:20:33,282 There are even times when I wonder whether 243 00:20:33,325 --> 00:20:35,591 you already perform them, in some way. 244 00:20:35,791 --> 00:20:37,921 I'm sure whatever role I occupy in the King's 245 00:20:37,952 --> 00:20:41,212 life holds no candle on your own, Majesty. 246 00:20:41,412 --> 00:20:45,292 I'm happy to say I stopped holding candles many years ago, Madame. 247 00:20:45,293 --> 00:20:46,933 You see? Isn't this fun? 248 00:20:48,893 --> 00:20:51,573 Perhaps if we discussed the candidates? 249 00:21:01,093 --> 00:21:06,052 Are we all gathered? Where is Gaston de Foix? 250 00:21:06,053 --> 00:21:07,093 Is he here? 251 00:21:13,253 --> 00:21:14,532 I am now. 252 00:21:14,533 --> 00:21:15,573 Very well. 253 00:21:19,653 --> 00:21:21,533 Check all the rooms... thoroughly. 254 00:22:08,013 --> 00:22:09,252 Good day, Cassel. 255 00:22:09,253 --> 00:22:11,332 I must teach you how to knock. 256 00:22:11,333 --> 00:22:13,292 It's a useful social tool. 257 00:22:13,293 --> 00:22:16,372 It involves hitting things, so I'm sure you'd enjoy it immensely. 258 00:22:16,373 --> 00:22:18,931 Our Court Etiquette is quite clear on the subject. 259 00:22:18,983 --> 00:22:19,372 Yes, yes. 260 00:22:19,573 --> 00:22:23,252 I know the King's social handbook favours the pinkie. 261 00:22:23,253 --> 00:22:25,652 Useless method if you ask me. Scratching a door? 262 00:22:25,653 --> 00:22:28,973 How's anyone supposed to hear that? I'm forever breaking my nails. 263 00:22:30,733 --> 00:22:32,972 But where are my manners? 264 00:22:32,973 --> 00:22:34,612 Would you care for... 265 00:22:34,613 --> 00:22:35,853 a rat? 266 00:22:37,413 --> 00:22:38,812 Freshly caught. 267 00:22:38,813 --> 00:22:41,773 I'm investigating the death of Minister Reynaud. 268 00:22:44,893 --> 00:22:47,092 And you wish to secure my advice? 269 00:22:47,093 --> 00:22:48,452 You did not care for him. 270 00:22:48,453 --> 00:22:50,932 No, no. I hated him. 271 00:22:50,933 --> 00:22:53,052 And I think you'll find the person who poisoned him 272 00:22:53,053 --> 00:22:54,932 didn't like him very much either. 273 00:22:54,933 --> 00:22:57,972 - Why did you dislike him so? - Tremendous bore. 274 00:22:57,973 --> 00:23:02,692 Reynaud's family used to petition mine for credit, as I remember. 275 00:23:02,693 --> 00:23:04,452 I... 276 00:23:04,453 --> 00:23:08,412 almost set him to work ploughing my fields with his wife's face. 277 00:23:08,413 --> 00:23:10,532 She has a very agricultural jaw. 278 00:23:10,533 --> 00:23:13,692 He took many of your lands, did he not? 279 00:23:13,693 --> 00:23:15,732 After the fall of your house, 280 00:23:15,733 --> 00:23:18,772 they were sold at a substantial discount. 281 00:23:18,773 --> 00:23:21,133 Will you excuse me? I'm late for a game of cards. 282 00:23:25,573 --> 00:23:28,412 It stands to reason I'm a suspect. 283 00:23:28,413 --> 00:23:31,412 You must be desperate to search my quarters. 284 00:23:31,413 --> 00:23:33,893 So, by all means... help yourself. 285 00:23:45,453 --> 00:23:47,572 So, it seems we are down to three. 286 00:23:47,573 --> 00:23:49,333 - Well, it cannot be Montpensier. - No! 287 00:23:50,773 --> 00:23:51,852 I agree. 288 00:23:51,853 --> 00:23:53,733 Quite right. Her time has passed. 289 00:23:58,893 --> 00:24:00,652 The Princess Palatine, how about her? 290 00:24:00,653 --> 00:24:03,372 I don't think she's suited to court life. 291 00:24:03,373 --> 00:24:05,372 Who is before they get here? 292 00:24:05,373 --> 00:24:08,372 - Quite so. - You think she's suitable for my brother? 293 00:24:08,373 --> 00:24:10,452 Well, none of these women will ever live up 294 00:24:10,453 --> 00:24:12,173 to our late-departed Henriette. 295 00:24:13,693 --> 00:24:15,373 Well, then, it must be Caumont. 296 00:24:17,333 --> 00:24:18,452 So it appears. 297 00:24:18,453 --> 00:24:20,172 - She would be a fine choice. - Although... 298 00:24:20,173 --> 00:24:21,623 No, still... 299 00:24:21,625 --> 00:24:23,599 - It's no matter. - Very well, then. 300 00:24:25,333 --> 00:24:26,612 Wait! 301 00:24:26,613 --> 00:24:28,293 Speak, Madame. What is it? 302 00:24:29,733 --> 00:24:32,532 Well, I do not wish to cast aspersions on her character. 303 00:24:32,533 --> 00:24:34,372 But I couldn't help but overhear 304 00:24:34,373 --> 00:24:36,892 that she'd travelled to Bordeaux recently 305 00:24:36,893 --> 00:24:39,892 in hopes of rekindling a romance with a common man. 306 00:24:39,893 --> 00:24:42,972 - Why would she do that? - Well, for love, or so it appears. 307 00:24:42,973 --> 00:24:47,612 And he has fallen for her. But who can blame him. She's very beautiful. 308 00:24:47,613 --> 00:24:50,053 No surprise a man would find her quite the catch. 309 00:24:52,493 --> 00:24:55,052 I wonder if it would be fair to marry Philippe 310 00:24:55,053 --> 00:24:56,812 to someone who's already in love? 311 00:24:56,813 --> 00:24:58,612 Marriage is not for love. 312 00:24:58,613 --> 00:25:00,452 As much as it is for the State. 313 00:25:00,453 --> 00:25:04,325 - Well, then we have the perfect candidate. - Madame is right. 314 00:25:04,525 --> 00:25:04,933 Palatine. 315 00:25:06,973 --> 00:25:09,252 She's certainly the plainest. 316 00:25:09,253 --> 00:25:12,412 And being plain, no doubt has to work very hard at conversation. 317 00:25:12,413 --> 00:25:13,892 She might be fun. 318 00:25:13,893 --> 00:25:15,612 She's young. No doubt fertile. 319 00:25:15,613 --> 00:25:18,972 - Lands in the east. Beyond the Rhine. - Very true. 320 00:25:18,973 --> 00:25:21,773 I mean, if you close your eyes enough, she's almost a man. 321 00:25:28,853 --> 00:25:30,053 Sire... 322 00:25:31,333 --> 00:25:33,572 If I may be so bold... 323 00:25:33,573 --> 00:25:37,732 What would you have done, if they had chosen someone else? 324 00:25:37,733 --> 00:25:40,412 The territory of the Palatinate is an excellent ally 325 00:25:40,413 --> 00:25:42,132 in our coming war with the Dutch. 326 00:25:42,133 --> 00:25:45,092 This way, both ladies now feel like it was their decision, 327 00:25:45,093 --> 00:25:47,892 which tends to be better for everyone, don't you think? 328 00:25:47,893 --> 00:25:49,252 Indeed, Sire. 329 00:26:06,053 --> 00:26:09,332 The next few days are auspicious, Madame de Foix. 330 00:26:09,333 --> 00:26:14,092 An eclipse in the light tells of great change. 331 00:26:14,093 --> 00:26:16,504 - Do go on. - Of course. 332 00:26:16,523 --> 00:26:17,960 Excuse me a moment, Mother. 333 00:26:30,453 --> 00:26:33,093 I see you are wearing last week's cuffs, Cassel. 334 00:26:34,333 --> 00:26:37,012 Today's fashion favours the sleeve. 335 00:26:37,013 --> 00:26:40,612 I give my advice freely since our grandmothers were second cousins 336 00:26:40,613 --> 00:26:43,772 and that is surely worth a morsel of assistance. 337 00:26:43,773 --> 00:26:47,612 Too kind. I do not claim your encyclopaedic knowledge 338 00:26:47,613 --> 00:26:49,812 of modern etiquette, de Foix, 339 00:26:49,813 --> 00:26:52,733 except when it comes to winning at cards, of course. 340 00:26:54,653 --> 00:26:56,732 Maybe your mother would have better luck. 341 00:26:56,733 --> 00:27:00,372 Or does your family curse span the generations? 342 00:27:00,373 --> 00:27:04,412 A man of youth has plenty of time to recoup his losses, Cassel. 343 00:27:04,413 --> 00:27:06,812 And a man of experience has no need of it, 344 00:27:06,813 --> 00:27:10,533 since he tends to be so much better at cards, de Foix. 345 00:27:18,933 --> 00:27:20,532 Madame de Reynaud, 346 00:27:20,533 --> 00:27:24,332 such a jolly little thing since her husband died, don't you think? 347 00:27:24,333 --> 00:27:26,453 Inheritance does that to a woman. 348 00:27:35,133 --> 00:27:37,254 Have the apartments of the ministerial candidates 349 00:27:37,319 --> 00:27:38,762 - been searched? - They have. 350 00:27:38,986 --> 00:27:40,423 And was anything found? 351 00:27:40,813 --> 00:27:42,732 Nothing to imply a knowledge of poisoning 352 00:27:42,733 --> 00:27:45,853 or any implements to assist in its creation. 353 00:27:47,773 --> 00:27:50,293 We shall see what the widow's quarters reveal. 354 00:27:59,133 --> 00:28:01,973 A gift from the Duc de Cassel. 355 00:28:03,333 --> 00:28:07,252 "With warm wishes for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception." 356 00:28:10,933 --> 00:28:13,772 What kind of man gives a rat as a gift? 357 00:28:13,773 --> 00:28:15,413 Cassel... 358 00:28:21,693 --> 00:28:24,013 I need you to be my ears in the salons. 359 00:28:25,333 --> 00:28:28,652 Talk to your friends. I want to know what the rooms are saying. 360 00:28:28,653 --> 00:28:31,292 Well, at the moment the only subject is Reynaud's widow. 361 00:28:31,293 --> 00:28:32,972 She's very young, compared to him. 362 00:28:32,973 --> 00:28:35,252 Will she inherit all of her husband's property? 363 00:28:35,253 --> 00:28:38,612 The will declares it, the King approves of it, his fortune is hers. 364 00:28:38,613 --> 00:28:41,212 She's popular, but doesn't speak much in public. 365 00:28:41,213 --> 00:28:44,533 - It might be useful to discover what she says in private. - I agree. 366 00:28:46,253 --> 00:28:48,093 Then I shall need new clothes. 367 00:28:51,453 --> 00:28:53,773 I must at least appear to be a woman on the rise. 368 00:29:01,973 --> 00:29:04,293 You are doing a good job of that already. 369 00:29:34,453 --> 00:29:36,452 Where is Thomas Beaumont? 370 00:29:36,453 --> 00:29:39,612 The playwright. I have been searching for him endlessly. 371 00:29:39,613 --> 00:29:42,133 I wish to make him part of my theatrical troupe. 372 00:29:43,333 --> 00:29:48,092 Will he attend the play tonight? Where might he be found? 373 00:29:48,093 --> 00:29:50,332 Versailles, Your Highness. 374 00:29:50,333 --> 00:29:52,652 The King has given him a position. 375 00:29:52,653 --> 00:29:54,773 He left this morning. 376 00:30:08,053 --> 00:30:09,733 Really? 377 00:30:30,453 --> 00:30:31,813 Excuse me. 378 00:30:38,093 --> 00:30:41,452 You will detail the life of His Majesty's court here at Versailles. 379 00:30:41,453 --> 00:30:44,852 Focus only on the glory of the King. 380 00:30:44,853 --> 00:30:47,972 He is the light that shines eternally in our hearts. 381 00:30:47,973 --> 00:30:49,453 Yes, Monsieur Colbert. 382 00:31:05,453 --> 00:31:10,572 Sire, may I present Thomas Beaumont, 383 00:31:10,573 --> 00:31:12,253 the court historian you requested. 384 00:31:17,573 --> 00:31:19,973 Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to start. 385 00:31:24,653 --> 00:31:27,372 Your Majesty, when the light of the sun 386 00:31:27,373 --> 00:31:28,772 hits the glass of the mirror, 387 00:31:28,773 --> 00:31:30,732 its particular shape and disposition 388 00:31:30,733 --> 00:31:34,092 entreats the rays of the sun to form a common beam, 389 00:31:34,093 --> 00:31:37,493 a focal point of light with the potential for enormous power. 390 00:31:39,093 --> 00:31:41,732 The mirror, Sire, is you. 391 00:31:41,733 --> 00:31:45,732 The scrap of driftwood, why, that is Holland, of course! 392 00:31:49,773 --> 00:31:51,932 Now, should Your Majesty's attention 393 00:31:51,933 --> 00:31:55,493 turn towards the republic of the Dutch, behold! 394 00:32:11,053 --> 00:32:15,212 As Archimedes once roasted Roman ships from a promontory... 395 00:32:28,973 --> 00:32:31,372 While the sun nourishes, protects and warms us, 396 00:32:31,373 --> 00:32:33,892 the sun is also all powerful, 397 00:32:33,893 --> 00:32:36,173 and if he chooses, may decimate his enemies. 398 00:32:37,533 --> 00:32:40,972 I thank you, Villette, for this timely reminder. 399 00:32:51,253 --> 00:32:53,273 - So, will you come? - Sire... 400 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:55,476 Let him wait his turn. 401 00:32:56,973 --> 00:32:59,732 So, will you come with me to the cards? 402 00:32:59,733 --> 00:33:03,292 Madame Agathe taught me a love spell and I chant it every night. 403 00:33:03,293 --> 00:33:05,932 I think I have heard it. 404 00:33:05,933 --> 00:33:09,412 - Very well. I shall hear my fortune. - Sire, I believe... 405 00:33:09,413 --> 00:33:10,892 Bontemps, I nearly forgot! 406 00:33:10,893 --> 00:33:14,932 I took a bath yesterday and the olive soap was nowhere to be seen. 407 00:33:14,933 --> 00:33:18,332 Would you be an absolute dear and order me some more from Paris? 408 00:33:18,333 --> 00:33:19,933 My ladies just don't seem capable. 409 00:33:26,373 --> 00:33:27,852 Give her what she wants. 410 00:34:09,693 --> 00:34:11,252 My dear! 411 00:34:11,253 --> 00:34:12,533 Madame Agathe! 412 00:34:14,893 --> 00:34:18,133 You mentioned an extremely important consultation... 413 00:34:19,933 --> 00:34:23,212 but I did not dare dream it would be here. 414 00:34:23,213 --> 00:34:25,652 Now, I hope you understand how vital it is 415 00:34:25,653 --> 00:34:28,332 that he be inspired by his time with you. 416 00:34:28,333 --> 00:34:32,452 I brought only the best for you, my dear. 417 00:34:32,453 --> 00:34:34,212 In the time of an eclipse, 418 00:34:34,213 --> 00:34:37,332 a deck of great power and prophecy. 419 00:34:37,333 --> 00:34:40,252 You'll speak only of the glories you see, nothing more. 420 00:34:40,253 --> 00:34:41,852 Just the light. 421 00:34:41,853 --> 00:34:43,412 Yes. 422 00:34:43,413 --> 00:34:44,892 But even in the light, 423 00:34:44,893 --> 00:34:47,573 it is our shadows that speak the truth. 424 00:34:50,733 --> 00:34:52,012 The glory. 425 00:34:52,013 --> 00:34:53,733 The glory, as you say. 426 00:34:54,933 --> 00:34:56,333 I'm glad you understand. 427 00:34:58,173 --> 00:34:59,653 Just look at you. 428 00:35:02,413 --> 00:35:05,413 Like the blooming of a winter rose. 429 00:35:10,933 --> 00:35:15,213 Majesty, this is such a great honour. 430 00:35:16,813 --> 00:35:18,413 Well, Sire... 431 00:35:20,773 --> 00:35:22,733 please approach the table. 432 00:35:27,613 --> 00:35:28,853 And, please... 433 00:35:30,053 --> 00:35:32,052 split the cards. 434 00:35:32,053 --> 00:35:34,733 Madame Agathe is very talented in divination. 435 00:35:36,253 --> 00:35:40,012 Then she will, no doubt, know exactly what I am about to say. 436 00:35:40,013 --> 00:35:42,972 I cannot see your mind, Sire. 437 00:35:42,973 --> 00:35:45,372 I see only what is on the cards. 438 00:35:45,373 --> 00:35:47,413 I listen only to them. 439 00:35:48,653 --> 00:35:51,373 Only they may speak the truth about your future. 440 00:36:24,773 --> 00:36:26,653 The labyrinth... 441 00:36:28,773 --> 00:36:31,332 - Is something the matter? - What do the cards say? 442 00:36:31,333 --> 00:36:35,932 Perhaps the decks are mixed. 443 00:36:35,933 --> 00:36:39,372 - What do they say? - What glories do you see? 444 00:36:39,373 --> 00:36:42,452 I am told the content of the cards does not reflect their message, 445 00:36:42,453 --> 00:36:43,772 isn't that right, Madame? 446 00:36:43,773 --> 00:36:45,852 In many readings, yes. 447 00:36:45,853 --> 00:36:48,532 But this combination of cards... 448 00:36:48,533 --> 00:36:50,492 I... 449 00:36:50,493 --> 00:36:53,252 I cannot lie to my king. 450 00:36:53,253 --> 00:36:54,773 I see no glory. 451 00:36:59,053 --> 00:37:01,732 Thank you for all the fun! 452 00:37:01,733 --> 00:37:03,133 We are leaving. 453 00:37:06,053 --> 00:37:07,972 You have seen Paradise. 454 00:37:07,973 --> 00:37:09,973 And you have built it for yourself. 455 00:37:11,693 --> 00:37:14,012 But now, a scourge is coming, 456 00:37:14,013 --> 00:37:17,332 five points of the same vengeful star. 457 00:37:17,333 --> 00:37:19,692 The well is poisoned. 458 00:37:19,693 --> 00:37:21,972 But still you drink. 459 00:37:21,973 --> 00:37:24,452 Hell will rise, Sire, 460 00:37:24,453 --> 00:37:26,852 and consume all you have built. 461 00:37:26,853 --> 00:37:28,652 The fires are coming, 462 00:37:28,653 --> 00:37:31,372 not just for you, but for all of France. 463 00:37:31,373 --> 00:37:34,012 Terrible things happen to kings. 464 00:38:05,933 --> 00:38:08,652 If ever, in the future, you see me under the influence of a woman 465 00:38:08,653 --> 00:38:12,012 in matters of state, I want you to tell me directly, 466 00:38:12,013 --> 00:38:14,052 without delay, of your concern. 467 00:38:14,053 --> 00:38:16,972 And I vow to you, whoever that person may be, 468 00:38:16,973 --> 00:38:18,693 she will be gone the next morning. 469 00:38:21,213 --> 00:38:22,333 Do I have your word? 470 00:38:23,933 --> 00:38:25,973 Until my dying day, Sire. 471 00:38:38,773 --> 00:38:41,212 We found this in Madame de Reynaud's apartments. 472 00:38:41,213 --> 00:38:42,533 Good work. 473 00:39:13,533 --> 00:39:15,892 This silver phial was found in your rooms. 474 00:39:15,893 --> 00:39:17,453 Can you explain the contents? 475 00:39:18,773 --> 00:39:20,612 I can. 476 00:39:20,613 --> 00:39:24,572 It is powdered Satyrion root, from a rare exotic orchid. 477 00:39:24,573 --> 00:39:27,452 At court, the ladies call it "Fountain of Youth". 478 00:39:27,453 --> 00:39:29,852 Acquired at great expense, I might add. 479 00:39:29,853 --> 00:39:32,412 I gave my husband just a little every day. 480 00:39:32,413 --> 00:39:33,892 To kill him? 481 00:39:33,893 --> 00:39:35,652 To enhance our marriage. 482 00:39:35,653 --> 00:39:38,492 It drives the blood to the organs of pleasure. 483 00:39:38,493 --> 00:39:40,052 Both sexes may benefit. 484 00:39:40,053 --> 00:39:42,052 My husband found it very effective. 485 00:39:42,053 --> 00:39:44,533 His ardour was significantly improved. 486 00:39:47,093 --> 00:39:48,932 Sold in Paris, I presume? 487 00:39:48,933 --> 00:39:51,213 No. I acquired it here, at court. 488 00:39:53,853 --> 00:39:55,013 From whom? 489 00:39:56,093 --> 00:39:58,732 Well, it depends on the circles one evolves in. 490 00:39:58,733 --> 00:40:01,172 Some powders you may find freely available, 491 00:40:01,173 --> 00:40:03,292 on the table, like one may find the salt. 492 00:40:03,293 --> 00:40:06,132 But for powders of this quality, one has to ask. 493 00:40:06,133 --> 00:40:09,412 Money passes through numerous hands, and the powders arrive. 494 00:40:10,773 --> 00:40:13,253 You believe it is poison. I can see your doubt. 495 00:40:18,933 --> 00:40:21,972 It is poison that killed your husband. 496 00:40:21,973 --> 00:40:23,173 Of that I am sure. 497 00:40:25,573 --> 00:40:27,692 Don't be ridiculous! 498 00:40:27,693 --> 00:40:29,333 It's perfectly harmless. 499 00:40:34,613 --> 00:40:36,012 I don't understand. 500 00:40:36,013 --> 00:40:38,172 The Fountain of Youth, indeed! 501 00:40:38,173 --> 00:40:41,212 I arrest you, Madame de Reynaud, in the name of the King. 502 00:40:41,213 --> 00:40:43,173 Take your hands off of me! 503 00:40:54,293 --> 00:40:55,972 Madame... 504 00:40:55,973 --> 00:40:58,253 You may leave His Majesty and I alone. 505 00:41:08,813 --> 00:41:11,373 How did you know it was me? 506 00:41:12,533 --> 00:41:14,172 I sensed you, Sire. 507 00:41:14,173 --> 00:41:15,453 As always. 508 00:41:17,613 --> 00:41:20,293 If I may, before you begin... 509 00:41:21,573 --> 00:41:24,892 The behaviour of Madame Agathe was beyond reproach. 510 00:41:24,893 --> 00:41:27,452 The moment was only meant to temporarily divert you 511 00:41:27,453 --> 00:41:30,852 from your troubles, just for a moment. 512 00:41:30,853 --> 00:41:33,653 Instead, well, I feel it's driven a wedge between us. 513 00:41:34,893 --> 00:41:39,092 Now, I know there's no way to atone for what's been done. 514 00:41:39,093 --> 00:41:42,132 I want to offer you my sincere apologies... 515 00:41:42,133 --> 00:41:45,652 with all of my heart, and my soul, 516 00:41:45,653 --> 00:41:46,813 and my body... 517 00:41:48,333 --> 00:41:50,093 and my mind. 518 00:41:52,813 --> 00:41:54,812 I feel a draught. You must be cold. 519 00:41:54,813 --> 00:41:56,733 Perhaps you would care to join me? 520 00:42:01,093 --> 00:42:03,853 Breathe the fresh air while you can, Your Majesty. 521 00:42:09,813 --> 00:42:13,573 Now, what was it you wanted to tell me? 522 00:42:15,933 --> 00:42:17,173 I forget. 523 00:42:31,733 --> 00:42:33,533 Is it too much? I wasn't sure. 524 00:42:42,453 --> 00:42:45,452 Many ladies tell me of a popular volume read at court - 525 00:42:45,453 --> 00:42:48,012 The Pleasures Of Venus. 526 00:42:48,013 --> 00:42:50,852 It's an instruction book to help improve the quality 527 00:42:50,853 --> 00:42:53,012 of amorous congress. 528 00:42:53,013 --> 00:42:55,492 But there is a new edition that strongly advocates 529 00:42:55,493 --> 00:42:58,612 the use of stimulants and aphrodisiacs. 530 00:42:58,613 --> 00:43:01,013 The Widow Reynaud mentioned the same. 531 00:43:02,413 --> 00:43:03,972 Where is she now? 532 00:43:03,973 --> 00:43:06,773 - Under arrest. - She poisoned him? 533 00:43:07,773 --> 00:43:08,892 Either that... 534 00:43:08,893 --> 00:43:12,413 or someone wishes very strongly for us to believe so. 535 00:43:22,453 --> 00:43:24,413 I have been thinking about your brother. 536 00:43:25,733 --> 00:43:27,293 Not recently, I hope! 537 00:43:29,373 --> 00:43:31,772 Have you spoken to Philippe? 538 00:43:31,773 --> 00:43:34,173 Does he have the happy news of his bride? 539 00:43:35,413 --> 00:43:37,053 He remains at Saint-Cloud. 540 00:43:39,053 --> 00:43:42,293 And when does he return home to Versailles? 541 00:43:47,013 --> 00:43:49,133 I wanted to speak to you about that. 542 00:43:54,365 --> 00:43:57,696 RESIDENCE OF PHILIPPE D'ORLŲ©ANS SAINT-CLOUD 543 00:44:00,693 --> 00:44:02,812 What about Gaspard? 544 00:44:02,813 --> 00:44:04,133 Guillaume? 545 00:44:05,613 --> 00:44:07,173 De Busseys? 546 00:44:08,533 --> 00:44:10,453 Is no-one coming? Where is everyone? 547 00:44:11,493 --> 00:44:12,733 Versailles. 548 00:44:17,133 --> 00:44:18,573 You're not everyone. 549 00:44:20,173 --> 00:44:21,893 It's time for you to come home. 550 00:44:22,933 --> 00:44:24,013 I am home. 551 00:44:25,293 --> 00:44:27,492 This is my home. You are sitting in my home. 552 00:44:27,493 --> 00:44:30,452 Why can't you announce yourself like a person of quality 553 00:44:30,453 --> 00:44:33,213 or just say "bonjour" like a normal person? 554 00:44:34,373 --> 00:44:36,933 The King has sent me to your soiree in his stead. 555 00:44:38,013 --> 00:44:40,253 You did send him an invitation, did you not? 556 00:44:46,293 --> 00:44:47,493 It appears I did. 557 00:44:48,973 --> 00:44:50,813 Well... 558 00:44:52,013 --> 00:44:53,932 help yourself to some drinks. 559 00:44:53,933 --> 00:44:56,332 I will find a blanket and hide until this is over. 560 00:44:56,333 --> 00:44:58,093 Enough is enough, don't you think? 561 00:44:59,693 --> 00:45:01,093 The past has gone. 562 00:45:03,253 --> 00:45:04,333 Has it? 563 00:45:06,813 --> 00:45:08,132 I believe so. 564 00:45:08,133 --> 00:45:09,932 Has yours? 565 00:45:09,933 --> 00:45:11,132 Tell me. 566 00:45:11,133 --> 00:45:13,492 How is your husband? 567 00:45:13,493 --> 00:45:15,772 - Please...! - How is the old goat? 568 00:45:15,773 --> 00:45:17,307 Still a drunken lunatic? 569 00:45:17,756 --> 00:45:21,875 He remains in his lands, Your Highness. I do not see him. 570 00:45:22,075 --> 00:45:23,292 Last I heard, he held a funeral for you. 571 00:45:23,293 --> 00:45:25,453 Buried you in the back garden. 572 00:45:26,733 --> 00:45:28,813 You're looking very well, considering. 573 00:45:30,813 --> 00:45:34,293 Our shadows walk alongside us, do they not? 574 00:45:35,973 --> 00:45:39,612 Versailles has changed. Believe me. I have had a hand in it. 575 00:45:39,613 --> 00:45:41,932 You tell yourself that. 576 00:45:41,933 --> 00:45:43,973 Your brother listens to opinions. 577 00:45:46,293 --> 00:45:48,693 Does he cock his ear, like so? 578 00:45:49,853 --> 00:45:51,813 - Fixes you with his eyes? - He hears me. 579 00:45:53,493 --> 00:45:55,572 No. He makes you think that. 580 00:45:55,573 --> 00:45:59,052 Which is, as you will find out, what makes him so very kingly 581 00:45:59,053 --> 00:46:01,413 and it is not the same thing. At all. 582 00:46:02,933 --> 00:46:04,933 He sent a rider to Rome two weeks ago. 583 00:46:06,373 --> 00:46:08,692 He's agreed to make the necessary arrangements 584 00:46:08,693 --> 00:46:11,373 for the Chevalier de Lorraine returns to France. 585 00:46:15,613 --> 00:46:17,213 In exchange for what? 586 00:46:23,613 --> 00:46:26,892 May I just say, the King has made his list of replacements, 587 00:46:26,893 --> 00:46:30,053 and my son's is the only credible name upon it. 588 00:46:32,133 --> 00:46:35,453 Prepare yourselves for pleasant news. 589 00:46:36,693 --> 00:46:39,292 I have it on good authority that the new minister's apartments 590 00:46:39,293 --> 00:46:41,492 are nothing short of lavish. 591 00:46:43,853 --> 00:46:46,572 Pardon my ignorance, but isn't Monsieur de Foix 592 00:46:46,573 --> 00:46:49,052 - a little young to be a candidate for a ministry? - The King! 593 00:46:49,053 --> 00:46:51,173 His family stretches back to the time of Clovis. 594 00:46:58,773 --> 00:47:00,333 Please, continue. 595 00:47:21,373 --> 00:47:23,612 There was a time when you could have bet all night 596 00:47:23,613 --> 00:47:26,213 and not made a dent in your fortune, Cassel. 597 00:47:27,693 --> 00:47:29,893 Alas, Sire, those days are long gone. 598 00:47:30,893 --> 00:47:33,093 I am doomed to remain here... 599 00:47:34,493 --> 00:47:37,332 enjoying the fruits of your glory. 600 00:47:37,333 --> 00:47:40,052 You do not miss your lands in the north? 601 00:47:40,053 --> 00:47:43,092 Every day, Sire. Though I must admit, 602 00:47:43,093 --> 00:47:46,173 the flowers are much prettier here. 603 00:47:51,853 --> 00:47:54,572 Come to my apartments after my promenade. 604 00:47:54,573 --> 00:47:57,292 There is a matter that I wish to discuss with you. 605 00:48:06,853 --> 00:48:09,132 The smell of failure. 606 00:48:09,133 --> 00:48:11,933 Hard to wash off. Poor fellow! 607 00:48:20,533 --> 00:48:22,572 His Majesty entrusted me 608 00:48:22,573 --> 00:48:25,213 with devising an appropriate punishment for you. 609 00:48:27,973 --> 00:48:30,652 But what kind of pain, I asked myself, 610 00:48:30,653 --> 00:48:33,812 would be fitting for a man who betrayed 611 00:48:33,813 --> 00:48:36,212 the King's trust and friendship, 612 00:48:36,213 --> 00:48:37,812 abducted his first-born, 613 00:48:37,813 --> 00:48:40,932 and killed the woman he loved most in this world? 614 00:48:40,933 --> 00:48:43,573 And... it struck me. 615 00:48:45,853 --> 00:48:48,973 We are all graced by the King's favour. 616 00:48:50,773 --> 00:48:53,092 We are blessed, every day, 617 00:48:53,093 --> 00:48:56,732 to witness the grandeur of his creation. 618 00:48:56,733 --> 00:48:59,853 We truly live every day in Paradise. 619 00:49:02,373 --> 00:49:05,012 But imagine... to live under the sun 620 00:49:05,013 --> 00:49:06,973 and not feel its warmth. 621 00:49:08,733 --> 00:49:11,212 To know the breathless beauty of this world, 622 00:49:11,213 --> 00:49:15,972 but not be able to look upon it ever again. 623 00:49:15,973 --> 00:49:17,772 That... 624 00:49:17,773 --> 00:49:20,173 That would be far from Paradise. 625 00:49:22,933 --> 00:49:25,612 That would be pain everlasting. 626 00:49:27,693 --> 00:49:29,093 That would be Hell. 627 00:49:47,613 --> 00:49:49,653 May you live long in hellfire. 628 00:49:51,933 --> 00:49:54,653 The King's favour is no longer upon you. 629 00:50:01,893 --> 00:50:05,733 You are no longer worthy to gaze upon his glory. 630 00:50:39,173 --> 00:50:41,932 Do I not bring you money, 631 00:50:41,933 --> 00:50:43,732 and clients and riches? 632 00:50:43,733 --> 00:50:45,813 And you defy my word before my king? 633 00:50:46,893 --> 00:50:49,092 Do not doubt my gratitude, Madame... 634 00:50:50,773 --> 00:50:53,172 I gave you a king! 635 00:50:53,173 --> 00:50:54,933 And I have given you more. 636 00:50:57,133 --> 00:50:58,533 Much more. 637 00:50:59,733 --> 00:51:03,293 Once, those cards helped you win your king. 638 00:51:04,373 --> 00:51:07,092 Showed you the way to his bed. 639 00:51:07,093 --> 00:51:10,693 Did you doubt me then, dear heart? 640 00:51:11,893 --> 00:51:13,253 Don't you love him now? 641 00:51:15,973 --> 00:51:17,653 Don't you want to keep him safe? 642 00:51:20,893 --> 00:51:24,732 What I saw in his cards could not be silenced. 643 00:51:24,733 --> 00:51:26,013 What I saw... 644 00:51:27,213 --> 00:51:29,492 was a sentinel of warning. 645 00:51:29,493 --> 00:51:32,773 And it will help you keep your king. 646 00:51:36,893 --> 00:51:38,653 Please tell me what to do. 647 00:51:40,213 --> 00:51:41,732 So many questions. 648 00:51:41,733 --> 00:51:43,453 Luckily... 649 00:51:44,933 --> 00:51:47,293 I have a few answers. 650 00:51:51,733 --> 00:51:53,493 To calm your nerves, dear. 651 00:52:19,293 --> 00:52:22,532 I am bringing forward my invasion of Holland. 652 00:52:22,533 --> 00:52:25,492 I will henceforth view any opposition to my plans of war 653 00:52:25,493 --> 00:52:27,372 as an act of treason, 654 00:52:27,373 --> 00:52:31,253 and they will be dealt with swiftly by my new Minister For Justice... 655 00:52:32,733 --> 00:52:34,332 the Duc de Cassel! 656 00:52:49,293 --> 00:52:52,252 A blessing, Bossuet, if you please. 657 00:53:18,933 --> 00:53:20,212 Amen. 658 00:53:20,213 --> 00:53:21,973 Amen. 659 00:54:02,373 --> 00:54:05,213 In case I don't see you, have a lovely Christmas.