To walk into the hall of mirrors of Versailles as Louis XIV and deliver a monologue on your own in an empty… — George Blagden Copy Share Image
Even 51 per cent of a nation can establish a totalitarian and dictatorial règime, suppress minorities, and still remain democratic; there is,… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Copy Share Image
Essentially, Louis XIV created exclusivity. If we look at how we live our lives today, many of us are members of clubs… — George Blagden Copy Share Image
The modern scene in decoration is not a unified or controlled one. The unified control of the arts during the reign of… — Van Day Truex Copy Share Image
“The room was not a room to elevate the soul. Louis XIV, to pick a name at random, would not have liked… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“Who amongst them realizes that between the Differential Calculus and the dynastic principle of politics in the age of Louis XIV, between… — Oswald Spengler Copy Share Image
Lyon is full of temperamental gourmets, eternally engaged in a never-ending search for that imaginary, perfect, unknown little back-street bistro, where one… — Roy Andries De Groot Copy Share Image
The average American worker enjoys amenities for which Croesus, Crassus, the Medici, and Louis XIV would have envied him. — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Purcell is a composer who had a formative influence on British music - even The Who now cite him as an influence.… — Charles Hazlewood Copy Share Image
If I could have picked an era to have lived, I think I would've loved to have been one of Louis XIV's… — Katie McGrath Copy Share Image
“It was like the first time I visited Versailles. There was an eerieness, like I'd been there before. I don't know if… — Maurice Minnifield Copy Share Image
