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We can never
comprehend this world.

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We can only learn that there
are dangers.

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And there are secrets.

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Some secrets bring with them
release, redemption.

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But others are best buried deep
in the earth, never to be found.

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The Lord said, "I have
set before you life and death.

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"The choice is our own."

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Do we make a bargain with God?
Or do we trade with the Devil?

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*CREDITS*

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Feels good to be home, sir.

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That's not what I'd call it.

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Long live the King!

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Good luck to you, my friend.

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Emperor Leopold
of Hungary, Archduke of Austria

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and leader of the Holy Roman Empire.

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I kiss the hand of the victor

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and proffer the humble supplication
of my people and my crown.

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The King accepts your wishes
with respect.

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Welcome to Versailles.

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I can't help but ask why you invited
me and not William of Orange.

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I thought perhaps you
and I might speak the same language.

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Your Majesty.

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You should know your sister bore
her last days with great fortitude.

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Please accept our condolences
on your wife's passing.

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The King is most kind.

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I hope he brings such generosity
to the terms of the treaty.

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There is so much to discuss.

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You've done all of France proud.

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You've made me proud, brother.

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I see you've been busy.

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Indeed.

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And...I have a surprise to show you.

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I built this palace as a symbol of
imagination and human achievement.

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But that wasn't enough.

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Every body needs its heart.

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Every crown must have its jewel.

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Versailles needed a diamond
so bright, you might think it

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was forged by the creator
of the sun, the moon and the stars -

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a beacon to the world, reflecting
the power and glory of God himself.

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The Galerie des Glaces,
now completed.

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Voila!

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Gloria tua...

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..et gloria dedicatur...

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..aedificationis Francorum.

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Your go.

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Come on, hand over the money!

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Well, about bloody time!

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Guillaume, come here!

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I thought you'd never come home.

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Hey!

51
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Bastien!

52
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Well, you didn't get any prettier,
did you, eh?

53
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Good to see you in one piece, boss.

54
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So did Jeanne look after you lot
while I was away?

55
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Your sister can crack
the whip, all right!

56
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Only when they're slacking...

57
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..which is most of the time.

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So...how was it?

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Over. That's all needs said.

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Right, so hurry up and
get out of that uniform.

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We have got work to do.

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Come on, lads! Move it!

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The servants must be crisp
and clean as the linen,

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the wine perfectly chilled
and the glasses never empty.

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And these flowers are flaccid.

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I want only the blooms
bursting with vigour.

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The King has decreed this event
should represent

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the pinnacle of France's success.

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I do not wish to disappoint him.

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Go.

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So...tell me how much you missed me.

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I was somewhat preoccupied,
marshalling troops,

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defending the Empire
and dodging death.

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I have been rather busy myself.

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All that cavorting and carousing
must be quite gruelling.

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Of course I must hear all about your
derring-do on the field of battle.

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But we have a little
surprise for you first.

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Say hello to little Philippe.

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He just might be a future
king of France.

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A fighting tiger, like his father.

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Make it stop!

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You're not holding him correctly.

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You need to support his head.

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Oh! He's hungry.

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And you're not anatomically
equipped.

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You should have seen the birth.

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Utter carnage.

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So...here we are.

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The hero returns.

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You have a remarkable
sense of timing, Bontemps.

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It's a natural talent, sir.

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Your presence is required
immediately.

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I've only just got here.

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Not you, Your Highness -

95
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the Chevalier de Lorraine.

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He must open festivities.

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"There is no peace,"
says the Lord, "for the wicked."

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How much longer, Uncle?

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I can't wait for the festivities!
I want to dance.

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Patience, child.

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You're representing your country
and your family.

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To acquire an eminent husband,
you will remain silent...

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..and drink no wine.

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I thought that this was
a palace of fun.

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For the French, perhaps.

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It remains to be seen how
an Austrian is entertained.

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I think Louis seems very generous.

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Ha! Louis is never what he seems.

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He'll find a way to make us pay...

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..somehow.

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There.

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Your destiny is
there for the taking...

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..if you choose to seize it.

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Your people are waiting.

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Who could fail to be impressed,
my King?

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It's nice to be home.

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So is he sleeping with
the ice queen or not?

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Moot point.

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They're certainly thick as thieves.

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Some women simply aren't
built for sex...

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..apparently.

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This is a special day for France.

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We might be victorious in battle,
but we greet Emperor Leopold

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not as an old enemy,
but as a new friend.

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I have invited him here
not to debate sanctions,

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but to discuss creating a new world
where our empires co-exist,

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a partnership that can benefit all.

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To that end, we welcome him
to Versailles -

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the beating heart of France.

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All this glitter - you would not
think this country broke.

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This is also a time
to give thanks...

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..to God, above all.

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Without his hand,
we would not have peace.

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And to my brother, whose strength
and valour have given us

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this glorious victory.

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Enjoy!

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Excuse me.

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This must be hard for you,
I imagine.

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No, I'm fine.

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I know how to survive.

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We should spend some time together.

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We haven't spoken properly in ages.

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You're fully occupied, evidently.

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It's such a shame. We used to be
so close, but...

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..things get in the way.

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How is the King these days?

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I think he knows himself
better than he used to.

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He can be a hard man to satisfy.

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We have an understanding.

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A deeper connection.

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I don't see you by his side
much in public.

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I know my place.

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I am not the Queen.

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Nor am I a harlot who will
sin with impunity.

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Your Highness.

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Your Majesty.

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I was hoping we might meet again.

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Unfortunate you had to lose
the war to do so.

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You are still beautiful,
Marie-Therese.

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I am older.

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None of us can escape time.

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But as the years pass,

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one gains more appreciation
for the finer things in life.

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Life here is about seeking pleasure
for everyone else, except the Queen.

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I would very much like to
spend time with you.

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I don't think that would be wise.

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Suzanne?

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Yes, Madame?

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I didn't wish to startle you.

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I just wanted to check.

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I heard that you once worked
at the chateau de Villarceaux.

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Yes. Yes? Well, I was wondering -

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do you remember any of the guests
that were staying there?

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Madame de Maintenon, for instance?

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They say that, to find out what
really happens behind closed doors,

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you just have to ask
the chambermaid.

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Your victory has given me
great honour.

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It's my soldiers
who should be honoured.

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Such modesty becomes you, brother.

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I have learnt much.

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Which is why I want
you by my side in government.

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It's entirely against protocol.

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The protocol that I dictate.

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I'm no longer a child to be
humoured.

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And I'm not given to empty gestures.

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I would not be
another of your lap dogs.

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Besides, Versailles is complete
and the war won.

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What more could any man ask for?

189
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You can rest, sire.

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Enjoy your success.

191
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But I'm not finished yet.

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Sire?

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Call the council.

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They will assemble early,
as expected.

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Now!

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It is time to write the next
chapter of our glorious empire.

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To stand still is to die,
so we cannot wait.

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Sit! We must seize the moment
before us to embrace our destiny

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and to create our future.

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Our new priorities must be twofold -

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to protect our state
from the foreign foe,

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and to consolidate our overseas
territories in tandem.

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To that end, I will enlist Vauban
to make our borders unimpeachable

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and de Villiers to construct
a valiant fleet for the Americas.

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An admirable ambition, sire.

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And one we could achieve
if you were to extract

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costs from Emperor Leopold
as condition of the treaty.

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War is about territory, not money.

209
00:20:21,070 --> 00:20:23,349
But our resources are
depleted, sire.

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That's what tax is for, is it not?

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00:20:25,510 --> 00:20:29,069
This will benefit all of France,
so everyone must pay for it.

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00:20:29,070 --> 00:20:30,989
The people will not like it, sire.

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00:20:30,990 --> 00:20:33,269
My role is not to please the people.

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Many are struggling to pay
the tolls already, sire.

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Paris is crippled by hardship
and poverty.

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Sickness is rife
and the sewage is a curse in itself.

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"And he showed me
a pure river of water of life...

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"..clear as crystal,
proceeding from the throne of God."

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Sire?

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They need clean water, don't they?

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Then I shall provide fresh drinking
water to slake their thirst.

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And of the darkness in the city,

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I shall light
up the streets to keep them safe.

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We are creating a new France,
a new world!

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How can my people love me
if I am not a benevolent father?

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Thanks for coming, Guillaume.

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It's not every day the likes of me
gets to come here, sir.

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You might find it's overrated.

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You must have had quite a party.

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We always do.

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And you?

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Oh, I haven't had the time.

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But it feels good to be
back where I belong.

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I wish I shared your enthusiasm.

235
00:22:12,270 --> 00:22:15,070
So what did you want to see me
about, Your Highness?

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There's someone
I'd like you to meet.

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It was an act of extreme bravery.

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The battle was over
and the field was awash with blood.

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And I was wading through
the broken bodies, alone.

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I never felt such relief.

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The enemy was playing dead,

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and I had walked
into the lion's maw.

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Good God!

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They were behind our lines,
they knew they would die,

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so they attacked like men possessed.

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I killed two, but the third
had struck me down hard.

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And then this fearless soldier came
from nowhere and cut them down,

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one after the other,

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as if it was the sole reason God
had put him on this earth!

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He risked his life,
simply to save mine!

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You, Guillaume,
are the true heart of France.

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How can we ever repay you?

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I have no need of payment, sire.

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00:23:14,510 --> 00:23:17,229
Integrity as well as bravery.

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What is your trade?

256
00:23:20,950 --> 00:23:22,229
I'm just a tanner, sire.

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I make shoes -

258
00:23:23,390 --> 00:23:24,829
my sister and I.

259
00:23:24,830 --> 00:23:27,269
And how fares your business?

260
00:23:27,270 --> 00:23:31,349
All trades struggle to make ends
meet nowadays, sire.

261
00:23:31,350 --> 00:23:33,349
Then that will be your reward -

262
00:23:33,350 --> 00:23:36,110
you shall be exclusive
purveyor to Versailles.

263
00:23:39,110 --> 00:23:40,870
Does that meet with your approval?

264
00:23:44,830 --> 00:23:45,870
Good.

265
00:23:57,870 --> 00:24:01,989
I'm in heaven on earth!
I wish I could live here forever.

266
00:24:01,990 --> 00:24:03,870
At this rate, it seems
we might have to.

267
00:24:05,070 --> 00:24:08,429
Who would have thought defeat could
offer so much pleasure?

268
00:24:08,430 --> 00:24:10,669
William of Orange loses once again.

269
00:24:10,670 --> 00:24:13,429
It amazes me how you could fight
alongside the very leader

270
00:24:13,430 --> 00:24:14,909
of the Protestant world.

271
00:24:14,910 --> 00:24:16,909
The craft of war often
entails expediency.

272
00:24:16,910 --> 00:24:18,389
Even with the Pope's blessing,

273
00:24:18,390 --> 00:24:22,349
yours was an unholy alliance
against a true Catholic empire.

274
00:24:22,350 --> 00:24:25,749
Hm. Yet you entertain many
Protestants in your own court.

275
00:24:25,750 --> 00:24:27,350
Loyal subjects - every one.

276
00:24:30,670 --> 00:24:33,269
One can barely
tell them apart.

277
00:24:33,270 --> 00:24:35,149
And you're happy for them
to live amongst you,

278
00:24:35,150 --> 00:24:38,069
yet you're a defender
of the Catholic faith?

279
00:24:38,070 --> 00:24:41,310
Protestant or Catholic, we are
all French here.

280
00:24:58,150 --> 00:25:02,389
We are made, Jeanne! I met the King!

281
00:25:02,390 --> 00:25:04,829
You did what?!
You want to see all the gold!

282
00:25:04,830 --> 00:25:06,869
It's the most beautiful
place in the whole world.

283
00:25:06,870 --> 00:25:08,430
And we are to be a part of it!

284
00:25:09,470 --> 00:25:12,429
No! This can't be right.
This doesn't happen to our sort.

285
00:25:12,430 --> 00:25:13,949
Get some cups.

286
00:25:13,950 --> 00:25:16,269
Hold up, everyone! Hold your work!

287
00:25:16,270 --> 00:25:17,349
Good news,

288
00:25:17,350 --> 00:25:18,989
for all of us.

289
00:25:18,990 --> 00:25:21,829
The King has granted us a contract -

290
00:25:21,830 --> 00:25:25,749
to provide our wares to the
nobles of Versailles.

291
00:25:27,470 --> 00:25:29,469
We'll have to work harder,
of course,

292
00:25:29,470 --> 00:25:32,269
maybe get a bigger place,
more suppliers.

293
00:25:32,270 --> 00:25:34,429
God knows how big this could be.

294
00:25:34,430 --> 00:25:36,750
Please, everyone, gather round!
Let's go!

295
00:25:40,510 --> 00:25:41,549
The King!

296
00:25:41,550 --> 00:25:42,829
The King!

297
00:25:42,830 --> 00:25:43,870
Long live the King!

298
00:25:57,270 --> 00:26:00,029
You were always
an expert in tittle-tattle.

299
00:26:00,030 --> 00:26:03,269
You're not interested
in the chitchat from the salon?

300
00:26:03,270 --> 00:26:05,229
You mistake me for a common gossip.

301
00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:08,149
No, merely someone who enjoys
fulsome entertainment.

302
00:26:08,150 --> 00:26:10,149
I take no pleasure
in misfortune of others.

303
00:26:10,150 --> 00:26:14,869
So you don't want to hear about
the King's pious favourite, then?

304
00:26:14,870 --> 00:26:17,470
Apparently,
she has a very shady past indeed.

305
00:26:19,950 --> 00:26:21,469
Nonsense.

306
00:26:21,470 --> 00:26:25,429
Well, I've heard, from a reliable
source, that she spent a long summer

307
00:26:25,430 --> 00:26:28,029
at the chateau de Villarceaux.

308
00:26:28,030 --> 00:26:29,389
And?

309
00:26:29,390 --> 00:26:32,829
Well, she had the express
purpose of gaining favour

310
00:26:32,830 --> 00:26:34,550
and access with the nobility...

311
00:26:35,910 --> 00:26:37,350
..by selling her body.

312
00:26:38,390 --> 00:26:41,910
Poppycock! Her arse is tight enough
to uncork a wine bottle!

313
00:26:52,350 --> 00:26:55,310
How many Protestants do you suppose
we might have at court?

314
00:26:57,630 --> 00:26:58,909
Difficult to say, sire.

315
00:26:58,910 --> 00:27:01,669
In the hundreds, I imagine.

316
00:27:01,670 --> 00:27:04,029
This causes you concern?

317
00:27:04,030 --> 00:27:06,069
Simple curiosity.

318
00:27:06,070 --> 00:27:08,349
It's hard to tell these days.

319
00:27:08,350 --> 00:27:10,190
I didn't realise they were a threat.

320
00:27:12,510 --> 00:27:15,669
Some Huguenots plotted against me
in the Fronde.

321
00:27:15,670 --> 00:27:20,629
Along with Catholic noblemen,
if this old man remembers correctly.

322
00:27:20,630 --> 00:27:24,150
While French Protestants fought with
you against William of Orange.

323
00:27:27,510 --> 00:27:30,269
It's not that I have
anything against them, per se.

324
00:27:30,270 --> 00:27:33,629
His Majesty will
recall his grandfather's wisdom

325
00:27:33,630 --> 00:27:35,269
and magnanimity.

326
00:27:35,270 --> 00:27:37,309
The Edict of Nantes was decreed

327
00:27:37,310 --> 00:27:39,830
to accommodate French
people of all faiths.

328
00:27:42,630 --> 00:27:43,670
You're right.

329
00:27:46,270 --> 00:27:47,310
Magnanimity.

330
00:28:04,710 --> 00:28:06,830
A furrowed brow doesn't suit you,
my dear.

331
00:28:09,750 --> 00:28:10,910
I am vexed, sire.

332
00:28:12,390 --> 00:28:15,789
Some of us were born Protestants
through no fault of our own.

333
00:28:15,790 --> 00:28:18,590
Yes, but then you saw the light.

334
00:28:21,710 --> 00:28:22,910
I see it every day.

335
00:28:41,950 --> 00:28:45,710
Forgive me, sire. I fear
I am not made this way.

336
00:28:50,630 --> 00:28:52,830
Anyone might think you were
toying with me.

337
00:28:55,430 --> 00:28:59,510
But we are forbidden that type of
love as you are married before God.

338
00:29:29,470 --> 00:29:30,749
It's the water

339
00:29:30,750 --> 00:29:33,189
and the street lighting
that are pushing us towards crisis.

340
00:29:33,190 --> 00:29:36,349
The combined costs will take us
at least 30% over

341
00:29:36,350 --> 00:29:37,469
the anticipated budget.

342
00:29:37,470 --> 00:29:40,149
I must urge His Majesty to
reconsider.

343
00:29:40,150 --> 00:29:41,789
I think it's a great idea -

344
00:29:41,790 --> 00:29:44,309
the people of Paris live in squalor.

345
00:29:44,310 --> 00:29:46,669
It's the least we could do for them.

346
00:29:46,670 --> 00:29:49,469
Gentlemen, let me introduce
you to our newest member

347
00:29:49,470 --> 00:29:53,069
of the council,
bringing with him fresh insight...

348
00:29:53,070 --> 00:29:54,110
..and challenge.

349
00:29:57,750 --> 00:29:59,389
Now, where were we?

350
00:29:59,390 --> 00:30:00,829
Deeply in debt, sire.

351
00:30:00,830 --> 00:30:04,269
Then we must increase taxation to
address the shortfall.

352
00:30:04,270 --> 00:30:06,229
I'm providing
employment for thousands.

353
00:30:06,230 --> 00:30:08,469
They will be grateful.

354
00:30:08,470 --> 00:30:09,630
Of course, sire.

355
00:30:11,310 --> 00:30:14,349
If I may draw His Majesty's
attention to a fresh conundrum

356
00:30:14,350 --> 00:30:15,829
in the Americas?

357
00:30:15,830 --> 00:30:18,709
It seems our first settlers
were unsuitable.

358
00:30:18,710 --> 00:30:22,309
Those that survived the voyage were
then confronted with disease

359
00:30:22,310 --> 00:30:24,189
and savage natives.

360
00:30:24,190 --> 00:30:27,149
So we need 400 men of
firm constitution.

361
00:30:27,150 --> 00:30:30,069
They must be strong yet dispensable.

362
00:30:30,070 --> 00:30:31,189
Why not send our troops?

363
00:30:31,190 --> 00:30:32,590
That's hardly fair.

364
00:30:33,790 --> 00:30:36,989
They've risked their lives
and limbs fighting for us.

365
00:30:36,990 --> 00:30:39,510
Quite. But we must dispatch someone.

366
00:30:40,750 --> 00:30:42,750
Why not convicted criminals?

367
00:30:43,950 --> 00:30:46,629
The gaols are overflowing
and cost a fortune.

368
00:30:46,630 --> 00:30:51,230
It would kill two birds rather
deftly, don't you think?

369
00:30:53,230 --> 00:30:54,989
The logic is undeniable.

370
00:30:54,990 --> 00:30:58,629
But the emigrants would have to be
reliable to some degree.

371
00:30:58,630 --> 00:31:03,309
So the Duc d'Orleans should select
the suitable candidates himself,

372
00:31:03,310 --> 00:31:05,750
paying particular
attention to the poisoners.

373
00:31:08,950 --> 00:31:10,030
With pleasure.

374
00:31:11,150 --> 00:31:12,830
I am pleased you accepted my offer.

375
00:31:24,870 --> 00:31:27,869
This can't be true?
Tell me it's a wicked rumour.

376
00:31:27,870 --> 00:31:30,069
My dear Delphine,
you have me at a loss.

377
00:31:30,070 --> 00:31:33,549
Word has it the King is less than
happy with us. It's absurd!

378
00:31:33,550 --> 00:31:35,629
What could he possibly
have against Protestants?

379
00:31:35,630 --> 00:31:37,669
I saw the way he looked at us.

380
00:31:37,670 --> 00:31:41,669
I can assure you, the King is
thinking only of his people.

381
00:31:41,670 --> 00:31:45,150
Yes, but which people?
We're all equal before God.

382
00:31:46,350 --> 00:31:48,589
If you could arrange an audience,
I'd like to remind him

383
00:31:48,590 --> 00:31:50,669
that our faith simply offers
freedom of thought.

384
00:31:50,670 --> 00:31:51,949
There is no need.

385
00:31:51,950 --> 00:31:53,589
The King has no issue with you.

386
00:31:53,590 --> 00:31:57,069
But it's not much to ask, Francoise.
We all know you have the King's ear.

387
00:31:57,070 --> 00:31:59,429
And possibly other parts of him too.

388
00:31:59,430 --> 00:32:02,309
The King
and I have an understanding.

389
00:32:02,310 --> 00:32:04,429
We connect through heart and soul.

390
00:32:04,430 --> 00:32:06,709
You do make life hard for yourself.

391
00:32:06,710 --> 00:32:09,629
One is permitted to have fun
once in a while.

392
00:32:09,630 --> 00:32:12,389
God frowns upon wanton indulgence.

393
00:32:12,390 --> 00:32:15,109
Was that what they said
in the Chateau de Villarceaux?

394
00:32:15,110 --> 00:32:16,150
I'm sorry?

395
00:32:20,390 --> 00:32:21,430
Are you all right?

396
00:32:24,470 --> 00:32:26,430
The heat of debate
has made me flush.

397
00:32:28,350 --> 00:32:30,230
If you will excuse me,
I need some air.

398
00:32:36,310 --> 00:32:39,069
When was the last time you threw
your head back and laughed aloud?

399
00:32:39,070 --> 00:32:42,349
My sister was the one
known for her laughter.

400
00:32:42,350 --> 00:32:46,469
Yes, that was one of the things
I liked about her.

401
00:32:46,470 --> 00:32:48,910
As the years went by,
I heard it less and less.

402
00:32:50,110 --> 00:32:51,630
That's because she hated you.

403
00:32:54,110 --> 00:32:56,629
Isn't that the fate of all
marriages?

404
00:32:56,630 --> 00:32:57,870
I love my husband.

405
00:32:58,990 --> 00:33:00,949
Yet he's a Bourbon.

406
00:33:00,950 --> 00:33:02,909
Even surrounded by all this,

407
00:33:02,910 --> 00:33:05,710
he still doesn't know how to
appreciate true beauty.

408
00:33:06,710 --> 00:33:09,269
Don't take me for a fool, Leopold.

409
00:33:09,270 --> 00:33:10,310
What do you want?

410
00:33:14,710 --> 00:33:17,789
I want to talk to the King,
but he's making me wait.

411
00:33:17,790 --> 00:33:19,789
Can't say I blame him -
I'd do the same.

412
00:33:19,790 --> 00:33:22,230
You want me to persuade him
to see you, is that all?

413
00:33:26,910 --> 00:33:27,950
No.

414
00:34:08,310 --> 00:34:11,189
I asked for all prison records,
Bontemps.

415
00:34:11,190 --> 00:34:13,789
Bring me everything there is.

416
00:34:13,790 --> 00:34:16,909
That would be a veritable
mountain of paperwork.

417
00:34:16,910 --> 00:34:18,829
Then I shall scale it.

418
00:34:18,830 --> 00:34:21,590
A good job is worth doing properly.

419
00:34:23,150 --> 00:34:24,190
Thank you.

420
00:34:42,670 --> 00:34:46,150
Oh, come on, Francoise!
Not every woman is the threat.

421
00:34:49,790 --> 00:34:53,190
What is the point of friendship if
we are not honest with each other?

422
00:34:58,790 --> 00:35:00,749
It is the King.

423
00:35:00,750 --> 00:35:02,629
He treats you only with respect.

424
00:35:02,630 --> 00:35:03,670
Yes.

425
00:35:04,990 --> 00:35:07,990
But he has become...impatient.

426
00:35:09,390 --> 00:35:12,869
How can that be?
You grant his every wish.

427
00:35:12,870 --> 00:35:14,550
Not every wish.

428
00:35:17,630 --> 00:35:19,789
You haven't shared his bed?

429
00:35:19,790 --> 00:35:22,789
No...for fear that
I might lose him.

430
00:35:22,790 --> 00:35:25,229
Well, you will definitely lose him
if you don't!

431
00:35:25,230 --> 00:35:28,269
But that would be
the beginning of the end.

432
00:35:28,270 --> 00:35:31,589
Louis has destroyed every
woman that he has slept with.

433
00:35:31,590 --> 00:35:33,189
Perhaps.

434
00:35:33,190 --> 00:35:36,029
But heart and soul
will only see you so far.

435
00:35:36,030 --> 00:35:37,910
You cannot deny our nature.

436
00:35:39,590 --> 00:35:41,749
Every man has his needs.

437
00:35:41,750 --> 00:35:44,030
And every woman knows how
to satisfy them.

438
00:35:45,870 --> 00:35:48,390
And who knows?
You might actually enjoy it.

439
00:36:32,070 --> 00:36:33,110
Madame?

440
00:36:34,630 --> 00:36:36,990
I believe His Majesty
would like some company.

441
00:38:02,710 --> 00:38:04,350
You have done the King a service.

442
00:38:08,590 --> 00:38:13,390
But you must never return here
and you must never approach him.

443
00:38:14,870 --> 00:38:16,829
Is that understood?

444
00:38:16,830 --> 00:38:19,229
But Madame...I thought
that you wanted me to...

445
00:38:19,230 --> 00:38:21,190
You will never meet his gaze again.

446
00:38:23,310 --> 00:38:24,950
Is that understood?

447
00:38:28,550 --> 00:38:30,110
Yes, Madame.

448
00:39:12,470 --> 00:39:14,710
You missed a splendid
soiree in the salon.

449
00:39:23,830 --> 00:39:24,870
And here we are....

450
00:39:28,910 --> 00:39:29,950
..alone...

451
00:39:32,670 --> 00:39:33,710
..at last.

452
00:39:34,830 --> 00:39:37,190
Are you just going to keep
stating the obvious?

453
00:39:43,750 --> 00:39:45,670
Not when I have a much better idea.

454
00:40:09,630 --> 00:40:10,670
No.

455
00:40:12,350 --> 00:40:13,390
I said no.

456
00:40:27,510 --> 00:40:30,990
So we're...we're going to
take this seriously or not?

457
00:40:32,510 --> 00:40:33,550
I don't know.

458
00:40:36,390 --> 00:40:39,190
Perhaps you're more
interested in shoe-makers now.

459
00:40:41,070 --> 00:40:43,549
Guillaume was just a friend.

460
00:40:43,550 --> 00:40:45,710
So why won't you let me touch you?

461
00:40:49,070 --> 00:40:50,830
You're like a complete stranger!

462
00:40:53,350 --> 00:40:55,829
You're like this every
time you come home.

463
00:40:55,830 --> 00:40:57,270
Got a bug in your britches!

464
00:40:58,510 --> 00:40:59,990
Says the cuckoo in the nest.

465
00:41:02,430 --> 00:41:05,069
It might have escaped your notice,

466
00:41:05,070 --> 00:41:08,389
but things have moved on
since you've been away.

467
00:41:08,390 --> 00:41:10,030
I can't disagree with you there.

468
00:41:22,470 --> 00:41:24,670
So we're wasting our time, then,
aren't we?

469
00:41:27,310 --> 00:41:32,230
Look...I was looking forward
to seeing you.

470
00:41:35,270 --> 00:41:36,310
But then I...

471
00:41:40,190 --> 00:41:41,230
I just...

472
00:41:53,230 --> 00:41:54,750
I'll bid you goodnight, then.

473
00:42:31,030 --> 00:42:32,630
I thought I might find you here.

474
00:42:35,910 --> 00:42:37,630
I was confessing my sins.

475
00:42:43,270 --> 00:42:44,910
His Majesty is content?

476
00:42:53,870 --> 00:42:54,910
He is.

477
00:43:20,710 --> 00:43:23,269
How much longer does the King
wish me to stay as his guest?

478
00:43:23,270 --> 00:43:25,789
Until we become friends.

479
00:43:25,790 --> 00:43:28,230
Only then will we find a way
we can work together.

480
00:43:30,270 --> 00:43:32,269
You have my attention.

481
00:43:32,270 --> 00:43:35,509
You are vulnerable to attack
from the Muslim Ottoman Empire.

482
00:43:35,510 --> 00:43:37,749
I will guarantee my total support.

483
00:43:37,750 --> 00:43:39,950
I'll even send the troops
to defend Vienna.

484
00:43:41,150 --> 00:43:42,869
And in exchange?

485
00:43:42,870 --> 00:43:45,149
You will allow me to
reclaim the territories

486
00:43:45,150 --> 00:43:47,109
of Strasbourg and Luxembourg.

487
00:43:47,110 --> 00:43:50,229
Ha-ha! I knew it couldn't
be that simple.

488
00:43:50,230 --> 00:43:52,429
This is a time for big ideas...

489
00:43:52,430 --> 00:43:54,069
..and brave leaders.

490
00:43:54,070 --> 00:43:55,869
Those territories belong
to the Vatican.

491
00:43:55,870 --> 00:43:57,549
I've been entrusted with them.

492
00:43:57,550 --> 00:43:59,909
Then you should discuss it
with the Pope.

493
00:43:59,910 --> 00:44:02,469
I imagine he would welcome
my Catholic backing

494
00:44:02,470 --> 00:44:03,830
against a Muslim foe.

495
00:44:08,350 --> 00:44:11,030
I'll give your offer
the consideration it deserves.

496
00:44:20,390 --> 00:44:21,430
Too thin.

497
00:44:27,830 --> 00:44:28,870
Too old.

498
00:44:31,590 --> 00:44:32,630
Too...

499
00:44:34,350 --> 00:44:35,390
..shit!

500
00:44:38,030 --> 00:44:39,789
Marquis de Chevret -

501
00:44:39,790 --> 00:44:42,630
poisoned his wife so he could
marry his cousin for money.

502
00:44:43,870 --> 00:44:44,909
Your Lordship,

503
00:44:44,910 --> 00:44:48,629
how would you like to meet the
cannibal savages of the Americas?

504
00:44:48,630 --> 00:44:49,670
Excellent!

505
00:44:50,870 --> 00:44:52,430
Now, the Duc de Sullun.

506
00:44:53,390 --> 00:44:54,430
Hell, no!

507
00:44:56,830 --> 00:44:57,870
Where is he?

508
00:44:58,990 --> 00:45:00,230
He was moved years ago.

509
00:45:02,270 --> 00:45:03,789
Where is he now?

510
00:45:03,790 --> 00:45:05,469
I don't know. I never got near him.

511
00:45:05,470 --> 00:45:07,470
We weren't even
allowed to see his face.

512
00:45:11,870 --> 00:45:14,429
But will he relinquish
Strasbourg and Luxembourg?

513
00:45:14,430 --> 00:45:16,029
He'll have no choice.

514
00:45:16,030 --> 00:45:18,470
We've won the war.
Now to win the peace.

515
00:45:19,830 --> 00:45:23,589
I've made an extensive shortlist of
rogues for export to the Americas.

516
00:45:23,590 --> 00:45:26,949
But there's one prisoner
I cannot pinpoint.

517
00:45:26,950 --> 00:45:28,950
Who is the Duc de Sullun?

518
00:45:30,030 --> 00:45:31,190
I do not know that name.

519
00:45:33,550 --> 00:45:34,590
Nor me, sire.

520
00:45:35,750 --> 00:45:36,949
Well, that's what I thought.

521
00:45:36,950 --> 00:45:38,869
How can there be a duc that
no-one's heard of?

522
00:45:38,870 --> 00:45:41,389
He's a noble.
He must have some significance.

523
00:45:41,390 --> 00:45:45,669
Yet there's no record of his crime,
his family or his sentence.

524
00:45:45,670 --> 00:45:47,269
It's like he doesn't exist.

525
00:45:47,270 --> 00:45:50,110
Find the wretched creature
and send him to the Americas!

526
00:45:51,870 --> 00:45:52,910
I will.

527
00:45:54,030 --> 00:45:56,789
So how fares our city of water
and light?

528
00:45:56,790 --> 00:45:59,789
Well, the engineers are
digging a ring sewer for

529
00:45:59,790 --> 00:46:01,109
the right bank of the Seine.

530
00:46:01,110 --> 00:46:04,069
They plan to re-route to the river
Bievre on the left. Good.

531
00:46:04,070 --> 00:46:08,349
But our principle drawback remains
the cash flow, sire.

532
00:46:08,350 --> 00:46:12,069
The collection of taxes is
increasingly fraught.

533
00:46:12,070 --> 00:46:14,230
Then we must find
an efficient solution.

534
00:46:20,270 --> 00:46:22,949
You a carpenter?
Right, that'll do.

535
00:46:22,950 --> 00:46:25,310
The able-bodied shall
report for work.

536
00:46:27,070 --> 00:46:32,389
And for those hungry for work,
the King offers opportunities.

537
00:46:32,390 --> 00:46:38,589
There are sewers to be dug, lanterns
to be raised and taxes to be paid.

538
00:46:38,590 --> 00:46:40,429
Right, you! Over here! Hurry up!

539
00:46:40,430 --> 00:46:42,150
Come on, everyone! Stand in line!

540
00:46:44,750 --> 00:46:45,790
Come on!

541
00:46:47,670 --> 00:46:50,069
There's no justice in this city.

542
00:46:50,070 --> 00:46:51,390
I am justice.

543
00:46:53,110 --> 00:46:54,750
And you will pay your dues.

544
00:47:30,070 --> 00:47:32,629
I thought the prisoner was
unaccounted for. Not any more.

545
00:47:32,630 --> 00:47:34,789
The real record had
been buried as if

546
00:47:34,790 --> 00:47:37,629
someone didn't want me to find it.
Is this really wise, Your Highness?

547
00:47:37,630 --> 00:47:40,229
How dull life would be
if we were always so wise.

548
00:47:40,230 --> 00:47:42,189
But this is no ordinary prison.

549
00:47:42,190 --> 00:47:45,589
The Bastille holds the most
dangerous prisoners and madmen.

550
00:47:45,590 --> 00:47:47,229
There's something
underhand going on.

551
00:47:47,230 --> 00:47:49,589
I want to see the Duc
de Sullun for myself.

552
00:47:49,590 --> 00:47:51,709
At least wait until tomorrow.

553
00:47:51,710 --> 00:47:53,550
And bring musketeers!

554
00:49:36,870 --> 00:49:40,310
"God looked down and saw the earth
was without form...

555
00:49:41,590 --> 00:49:42,630
"..and void.

556
00:49:44,310 --> 00:49:47,629
"And darkness was upon
the face of the deep.

557
00:49:47,630 --> 00:49:51,350
"And the spirit of God moved upon
the face of the waters."

558
00:49:52,630 --> 00:49:54,830
You may take off your blindfolds.

559
00:50:04,750 --> 00:50:10,150
"And God said, 'Let there be light.'
And there was light."

560
00:51:34,190 --> 00:51:37,550
How can I thank you,
my Lord and Saviour...

561
00:51:40,630 --> 00:51:42,750
..now I have might over my enemies?

562
00:51:43,750 --> 00:51:46,390
I have the adoration of my people.

563
00:51:57,590 --> 00:52:00,109
I'm alive to your wishes.

564
00:52:00,110 --> 00:52:01,990
I can feel you in my veins.

565
00:52:03,030 --> 00:52:07,349
I pledge my life to
do your will on earth, to show love

566
00:52:07,350 --> 00:52:12,029
and to show mercy, to celebrate the
virtuous and to punish the sinners.

567
00:52:12,030 --> 00:52:15,150
For all your bounty,
I give you thanks.

568
00:52:33,190 --> 00:52:36,349
How could I ever have doubted you?

569
00:52:36,350 --> 00:52:38,741
You have given me the
wealth of King David

570
00:52:38,766 --> 00:52:40,933
and power beyond my
greatest desires.

571
00:52:47,810 --> 00:52:51,610
And there is nothing that can take
that away from me.

572
00:52:52,070 --> 00:52:55,930
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