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cover of episode Part One: In Honor Of Our New Monarchy, Let's Talk About Versailles

Part One: In Honor Of Our New Monarchy, Let's Talk About Versailles

2025/3/4
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The origins of the court culture at Versailles are explored, tracing back to the reign of Louis XIV and his motivations for isolating the nobility.
  • Versailles culture began during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King.
  • The palace was intended to centralize the nobility and keep them under the king's watch.
  • Louis XIV was influenced by ideas of aristocracy and oligarchy, similar to modern American oligarchs.
  • The creation of Versailles was part of Louis XIV's broader strategy to maintain control over the nobility.

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In honor of the American oligarchs trying to form their own aristocracy, Robert and Ed Zitron look back at the court of Versailles, how it was formed as a sort of frat house pentagon that broke the brains of every subsequent generation of French nobles.

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