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Was Louis XVI's financial situation really so dire? How did they fail so fantastically to get ahead of their finances?

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Netflix's The Crown depicts Churchill's cabinet having the power to micromanage the private affairs of the royal family. What were the boundaries of this authority? How did this kind of relationship between the sovereign and the government develop?

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How, in practical terms, did the creation of Versailles "domesticate the nobility"?

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How has popular public interpretation of the French Revolution evolved and changed through the years in France?

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Is the historical premise of Collette's Cheri accurate? Were there high powered prostitutes in 19th century France living like nobility and making a fortune sleeping with Europe's elite?

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Was Louis XVI's financial situation really so dire? How did they fail so fantastically to get ahead of their finances?	479
Netflix's The Crown depicts Churchill's cabinet having the power to micromanage the private affairs of the royal family. What were the boundaries of this authority? How did this kind of relationship between the sovereign and the government develop?	27
How, in practical terms, did the creation of Versailles "domesticate the nobility"?	5
How has popular public interpretation of the French Revolution evolved and changed through the years in France?	4
Is the historical premise of Collette's Cheri accurate? Were there high powered prostitutes in 19th century France living like nobility and making a fortune sleeping with Europe's elite?	4