Versailles: Series 3 BBC 2

Louis celebrates France’s victory over the Protestant Dutch and their allies by welcoming defeated Emperor Leopold of Hungary and his niece Eleanor to Versailles. But Leopold’s own ambitions could have personal consequences for the French King.

Madame de Montespan finds a way to hurt a former friend, the King’s prim companion François de Maintenon. Philippe returns a war hero, accompanied by his brother-in-arms, Guillaume, who is rewarded by the King for his bravery in battle. However, when Guillaume returns he sees his fellow workers and neighbours struggling in poverty. The tax burden is growing and resentment is mounting. Meanwhile, Philippe is determined to trace a mysterious man in an iron mask. Pictured: Louis XIV (George Blagden, top), Philippe (Alexander Vlahos, left), Madame de Maintenon (Catherine Walker, left), Queen Marie Thérèse (Elisa Lasowski), Fabien (Tygh Runyan) 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p068mfqk 

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