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The Rise and Fall of Versailles | Documentary Series

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The Rise and Fall of Versailles
A symbol of France’s glory, Versailles is probably the most splendid royal palace in Europe and is seen as one of the wonders of the world. From 1643 to 1792 it was the stage on which the most glorious period of the French Monarchy played out, until the darkest days, at the fall of the Bourbon dynasty.
Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI: Three kings, three reigns, three stories. This three-part series offers a sensitive and endearing portrait of the monarchs and recreates their life, loves and political willpower. From the Sun King, admired by the court and his subjects, to Louis XVI, the only King of France ever to be executed, wewill revisit the Versailles of the 18th century until the French Revolution.
Filmed in the spectacular staterooms, bedrooms and gardens of Versailles itself, these beautifully photographed drama-documentaries bring the 150-year reign of France’s three most famous monarchs to life, with the help of interviews from world leading specialists.




 The Rise and Fall of Versailles
 Production: 
 Duration: 50:00 min
 Language: English


Episode 1: Louis XIV, The Dream of a King

Episode 2: Louis XV, The Palace of Pleasure


Episode 3: Louis XVI, Versailles: Countdown to Revolution


Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary (2016) | BBC Documentary

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Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
Of all the dangers Elizabeth I had to survive - the Spanish Armada, a Catholic continent plotting against her incessantly, restless nobles uneasy at serving a queen who refused to marry - none was so personally intense as her rivalry with another woman - her cousin and fellow queen, Mary, Queen of Scots. This was her longest, most gruelling battle - lasting over two decades, it threatened to tear apart both Elizabeth and her kingdom. In the end, it would force her to make the hardest decision of her life.
This chronicle of love turned to hatred, of trust betrayed by plot and bloodshed, is dramatised purely from the original words of the two queens and their courtiers. Expert historians examine, interpret and argue over the monarchs' motives for their 'duel to the death' - for in the end only one queen could survive such emotional combat.



 Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 58:57 min
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 Language: English





Columbus's Cursed Colony - Lost Fleet Of Columbus | Documentary

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Columbus's Cursed Colony
In 1494, Christopher Columbus made a second journey to the Americas—this time with more ships, more men, and a grander mission. His goal was to build the first European colony in the New World. But in just a few short years, this settlement would perish with one-fifth of its inhabitants dead, at least six ships sunk in the bay, and the legacy of Columbus permanently marred. What happened at this ill-fated settlement remains a mystery 500 years later.
It's the spot in the Caribbean where the Old World first met the New.
In Columbus' Cursed Colony join two scientific expeditions on a journey that takes you beneath the waters of La Isabela Bay in Dominican Republic to search for the lost fleet of Christopher Columbus.
Then meet the team on land to decode clues in hi-tech labs and discover the secrets locked in European snails!






 Columbus's Cursed Colony
 Production: National Geographic
 Duration: 44:39 min
 Subtitles: Greek Built
 Language: English





TOBAGO 1677 | HD Documentary Film

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TOBAGO 1677
This 96-minute docudrama explores the historical facets of one of the most brutal sea and land battles ever fought – its background and historical development, the scientific and cultural importance of this unique archaeological site, the technological aspects of the quest, the team who spent more than six years to bring this project to fruition and last but not least pay homage to all the local people, organizations, government departments and private companies that have participated and helped to unearth this unique historical event.
In 1676, on explicit orders of King Louis XIV, Vice Admiral Comte D’Estrees led a Fleet of 14 war ships to the West Indies to seek out and destroy all Dutch holdings and their Fleet. But besides the royal order, D’Estrees pursued his own agenda, an agenda of revenge on an old nemesis – Vice Admiral Jacob Benckes, the new Governor of Tobago who defeated him a few years earlier during a sea battle. In 1677, the harbor in Tobago is a natural port protected by reefs, rocks, sandbanks and a strong four-star shaped fortress, and yet on a cloudless morning the French fleet sailed into this bay, ferociously attacking the 13 Dutch ships laying there at anchor. During this furious and brutal broadside-to-broadside sea battle, more than 2000 people perished including 300 women, children and babies that were hiding on supply ships. The burnt hulls of once proud ships sank beneath the waves turning this bay into a gigantic war grave, the day – March 3rd 1677.



 TOBAGO 1677
 Production: Ocean Discovery
 Duration: 47:00 min (each episode)
 Subtitles: Greek Built
 Language: English

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