Why did Louis XIII have a pavilion built at Versailles ? Why did Louis XIV decide not

to live in Paris ? When did the court move to the château ? Why did courtiers wear

wigs ? What was fashion like in the court of Louis XV ? Who was the last king who lived

in the château ? How did Versailles become a museum ? Illustrated with images from the

past, this little book relates four centuries of the history of the most famous château

in France, from its construction in 1631 to the present day, taking in the Women's March on Versailles in 1789 and the signing

of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.