3 Season
30 Episode
Versailles - Season 1 Episode 8 Diplomacy
Those who come after us will think that they are just fairy tales...
With his lover in prison and his wife Henriette surviving a miscarriage Philippe is not a happy man but Louis, buoyant at overcoming his enemies, is keen for an alliance with England for an invasion of the Netherlands and sends Henriette to London to see her brother Charles II and negotiate terms. Cassel and others plot to kill her but the conspiracy is denounced to the king by Montcalm, anxious to be reinstated at court. Fabien survives an attempt to kill him whilst Louis has a job offer for Philippe.
- Year: 2018
- Country: France, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Canal+
- Keyword: france, royal family, versailles, romance, historical fiction, king, period drama, political intrigue , french court, palace intrigue, historical drama, costume drama, 17th century, french history, war, history
- Director: David Wolstencroft, Simon Mirren
- Cast: George Blagden, Alexander Vlahos, Tygh Runyan, Stuart Bowman, Elisa Lasowski, Anna Brewster