Salt and pepper may feel like a ubiquitous seasoning combo, but it wasn't always that way. We might just have to thank a king ...

LOUIS XIV was the King of France who tyrannically governed his empire from 1643-1715. The extravagant monarch, who vowed to rule with absolute power, is one of the longest serving rulers in history… ...

Geoff Hill travelled to northern France, which offers luxuries worthy of Louis XIV but also reminders of a more recent brutal ...

The lavish period drama, which has the "best costume of all time", is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer, 10 years after ...

LOUIS XIV was the King of France who tyrannically governed his empire from 1643-1715. The extravagant monarch, who vowed to rule with absolute power, is one of the longest serving rulers in history… ...

In September 2015, Elizabeth II surpassed her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria as the longest-serving British monarch. She is second only to Louis XIV of France, who reigned for 72 years and 110 ...

19th-century portrait of Louis XIV (1638 - 1715), who was also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1643 until ...

As for Louis XIV, the connection is traced through an English lady who wed a count of Béarn in the 15th century, located in Southwestern France.

Description Vintage illustration of Louis XIV, known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. New customers can download this image at no cost ...