The Sun King: Louis XIV - Part 2

He brought France to its highest splendor and made it a beacon of science, culture, and arts. It is under his reign, the longest reign in history, that France became the greatest power in Europe and would come to dominate the continent for the whole century, a century Voltaire would describe as “Le Grand Siècle” – the Great Century. The face even of Absolutism, builder of Versailles, it is no surprise that you are known as The Sun King, Louis XIV.

I know that there's a lot of controversy over whether or not Louis XIV said "I am the State". I've used it in the thumbnail because it's very well-known, but intend to discuss the uncertainty around the origins of this quote in a later video.

Hi there! This is Barris, a French – American that lived most of his life in France and is passionate about learning, exploring, hiking and cooking. It’s a vast and beautiful world out there so join our community as we discover the historical, cultural and culinary heritage of France, Europe and the rest of the World.

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[ThisisBarris]

Sorry the colours look a bit off - I've been having issues with desaturated colours while exporting from Premiere and this was my "fix". I hope to have it fixed by the next video. If anybody has any advice, please let me know.

Oh, and sorry I took almost a year to make this lmao

Love you all and merde!

[blauth]

Where have you gone, Barris? We miss your colourful French take on history!

[quillinkhistory]

Legend has it that he would one day return... Happy to see that you're back Barris :)

[nekomexbeltran]

I don’t think we will have more videos as the last one has over 2 years now, thats a shame, i just found this channel and its pretty good. Greetings from Mexique.

[nestorvargas]

Finally another video, it's a good thing all those months of no content were put to use to study Louis in depth. I also hope you put out more cooking videos, crepes turned out to be pretty easy to make

[JB-ruzb]

More Barris French History!!!! it is a good day.

[riddhimaansenapati]

Louis XIV really created his personal hell at Versailles. His form of absolutism was not really suited for the long term as it required a strong King but as his successors proved, that will not always be the case. The nobility still had their privileges and reasserted themselves as soon as Louis XIV's body was cold during the Orleanist Regency. I really hope you cover the Orleanist Regency as well as Louis XV's reign(especially the issue of Parlements) as both are important for understanding the causes that led to Louis XVI and thus the French Revolution.

[superdupercooper]

What a great start to my week! Thank you Barris!

[vampiricagorist]

Barris, I know it’s been a minute, but I just wanted to say you’re awesome! Regardless of whether or not you ever return, I wish you all the best that life can offer! Happiness is key. p.s. if you’re currently working on a video, then I apologize for assuming otherwise.

[qwgyo]

"The idea was to quarter the biggest a**holes in The French Army, presumably all from Paris with huguenot families."

[starbury]

It is truly a joy to see one of YouTube best historians back with continuing a great project. Hope to see more real soon!!😉☺️👍

[misterholst]

So good! Another fantastic lesson in the astonishing history of France. This gave me a good excuse to go back and watch part 1 again! Thank you for creating such consistently brilliant work, my friend. Great to see something new from you. Your videos are the best!

[theschoolofhistory]

I'VE MISSED YOU BARRIS ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[kingstarscream]

Such an inspiring man. Canada would not be where it is today without him.

[muntahaaziz]

J'ai un examen sur l'histoire de la France ce jeudi. Mater les vidéos est plus amusant et plus facile à mémoriser que bouquiner. Évidemment, ce canal est un bijou pour moi

[cmbunit]

Awesome video. I studied Louis XIV when I was in school, including Prince Eugene and Marlborough. One of my favourite subjects. Great to see you covering it :)

[djr]

It makes me so happy to see a new video from you!

[padairua]

Great series! It’s so hard to find any documentary on Louis XIV in English that isn’t “oh look at Versailles! Big and pretty! Oh, Man in the Iron Mask, was it his twin brother?!”
Your efforts are much appreciated =)

[tomwilcox]

Toujours un plaisir de visionner l'une de vos vidéos, du bon travail de narration historique.

[thehistorybard]

Love hearing French history told in a strong French accent 😁