The true history of the Regency, the dawn of the Enlightenment

11/28/2023, 3:56:55 PM

Highlights: The true history of the Regency, the dawn of the Enlightenment. Who was the Regent really? Why did power leave Versailles and move to Paris? To talk about it, Stéphane Bern welcomes José de Los Llanos, curator, with Ulysse Jardat, of the exhibition "The Regency in Paris (1715-1723). The Dawn of Lights" presented at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris, until February 25, 2024.

Stéphane Bern tells a - short - period in the history of France which, for Jules Michelet, was worth " a century, the years of the Regency (1715-1723) established on the death of Louis XIV because of the too young age of his designated heir, Louis XV, which left power, for 8 years, to Philippe d'Orléans. Or the true history of the Regency in Paris, the dawn of the Enlightenment... What conclusions can be drawn from this period of our history? Who was the Regent really? Why did power leave Versailles and move to Paris? To talk about it, Stéphane Bern welcomes José de Los Llanos, curator, with Ulysse Jardat, of the exhibition " The Regency in Paris (1715-1723). The Dawn of the Enlightenment presented at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris, until February 25, 2024.

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