The BEST episodes of Versailles (2015)

Every episode of Versailles (2015) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Versailles (2015)!

Born strategist, mischievous manipulator, Louis will use every resource at his disposal to keep the Noblesse on a short leash, while feeling bitter resentment in his private life, even paranoia. The man is also capable of romantic passion. But how to live them when you're the greatest king in the world?

Last Updated: 10/14/2024Network: Canal+Status: Ended
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Of Blood and Stone
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8.04
398 votes

#1 - Of Blood and Stone

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/24/2017

Louis and Philippe each face a foe in the bedroom, but the traitors strike back. Even in chains, poisonous Madame Agathe threatens the king. Sophie is torn emotionally.

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Bring the Garden Here
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8.00
472 votes

#2 - Bring the Garden Here

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/2015

The traitor changes tactics, striking at those closest to Louis, with deadly consequences while Sophie stubbornly risks angering Marchal. A brutally bloody finale to the first season of the bold historical drama.

Directors: Daniel Roby
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The Afterlife
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7.91
215 votes

#3 - The Afterlife

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/2018

Can Louis' longed-for loving touch help the ailing queen? An engraved blade holds a clue to who Philippe has antagonised. Jeanne challenges her brother's business-minded betrayal.

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The Book of Revelations
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7.86
218 votes

#4 - The Book of Revelations

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/14/2018

Has Louis finally learnt the identity of the man in the iron mask? Cardinal Leto is still determined to use his knowledge against the king. Fabien Marchal is in pursuit of fugitive Sophie and the young woman he must kill.

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The Legacy
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7.86
208 votes

#5 - The Legacy

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/21/2018

Looking to the future, King Louis XIV seeks to reconnect with his people, and reconcile his family. As some oppressed Parisians plan a violent welcome for Louis, has one of his friends become a foe?

Directors: Pieter Van Hees
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Of Gods and Men
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7.83
217 votes

#6 - Of Gods and Men

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/14/2018

Suffering an identity crisis, Louis gets moody, unable to reveal the reason. Jeanne's protest pamphlets in Paris bring reprisals led by Marchal.

Directors: Pieter Van Hees
Writer: Steve Bailie
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Seven Shadows
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7.81
401 votes

#7 - Seven Shadows

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/24/2017

As Louis starts to doubt his divinity, devilish behaviour tempts some courtiers. Rejected Madame de Montespan hopes a dark ritual will restore her status, while Philippe toys with Thomas, prompting jealous Chevalier to respond recklessly.

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The Tinderbox
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7.77
209 votes

#8 - The Tinderbox

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/21/2018

His resolve reinforced, Louis is dismissive of the pain his plans will cause others, be they Philippe or Protestants of all classes. Cardinal Leto is confident of making the king marry Isabella of Portugal.

Directors: Pieter Van Hees
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Crime and Punishment
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7.75
233 votes

#9 - Crime and Punishment

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/2018

Seeking retribution, Louis lashes out at the Parisian rebels though Philippe urges a more reasoned response. Word from Spain casts doubt on Marie-Thérèse's intentions. Sophie's loyalties are tested.

Directors: Richard Clark
Writer: Steve Bailie
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Etiquette
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7.75
460 votes

#10 - Etiquette

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/2015

The traitor strikes in the palace prison, Henriette has a rocky reunion with her brother, Charles II of England, while Béatrice risks a rendezvous with Marchal. Diplomacy and duplicity dominate the drama's penultimate episode.

Directors: Daniel Roby
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The Wheel of Fortune
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7.74
221 votes

#11 - The Wheel of Fortune

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/7/2018

Louis hopes diplomacy will hide his duplicity as he works to undermine Leopold while winning over severe cardinal Leto. Marchal helps Philippe learn a family secret, and is troubled by a command from the king.

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Bow to Your King
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7.74
472 votes

#12 - Bow to Your King

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/30/2015

Hero of the battlefield, Philippe returns from the front transformed. The French soldiers admire the Duke of Orleans, all wreathed in glory. This recognition begins to overshadow Louis. The roads are still not safe just outside Versailles and convoys of attacks are increasing. To celebrate the peace treaty he just signed with the Spanish, the King decides to invite the biggest noble families in Versailles for great entertainment. He invites the Duke of Cassel.

Writer: Sasha Hails
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The Truth Will Burst
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7.73
221 votes

#13 - The Truth Will Burst

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/30/2018

A betrayal by one of the women closest to the king has unforeseen consequences, while a graphic revelation results in a fall from grace for another. Philippe gets dangerously close to the mystery prisoner. Reprisals against the protesters in Paris place Fabien Marchal in peril.

Directors: Richard Clark
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Diplomacy
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7.71
457 votes

#14 - Diplomacy

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/2015

While Louis proposes an audacious alliance with England, and an unexpected envoy to negotiate it, normally brazen Béatrice fears revelation of her secrets. The `palace of dreams' is home to murderous schemes as the extravagant drama continues.

Directors: Daniel Roby
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The New Regime
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7.69
391 votes

#15 - The New Regime

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/17/2017

Louis resolves to reassess his relationships, while Madame de Montespan is determined to make a memorable impression on him. Philippe fears losing another wife to the poisoning plot, and its unwitting victim Cassel has a revelation to make.

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Smoke and Mirrors
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7.67
256 votes

#16 - Smoke and Mirrors

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/23/2018

Louis welcomes a defeated royal relative to the palace, but with unforeseen personal consequences. Philippe stumbles upon a mystery man. Madame de Montespan finds how to hurt a former friend, the King's prim companion Francois de Maintenon.

Directors: Richard Clark
Writer: Tim Loane
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Trust Issues
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7.66
241 votes

#17 - Trust Issues

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/23/2018

Little can be taken at face value as Louis negotiates with Leopold over Spain, the Bastille governor has a sorry tale for Philippe and Sophie surprises Marchal.

Directors: Richard Clark
Writer: Tim Loane
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The Sands Of Time
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7.65
387 votes

#18 - The Sands Of Time

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2017

Debauchery is banned when Marie-Therese takes charge while Louis is away at war. However, signing an urgent treaty requires a man's touch, if Philippe can be persuaded to play his part. On the battlefield, the king meets his match. The court's shameless decadence cannot be suppressed as the lively period drama continues.

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A Night
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7.64
393 votes

#19 - A Night

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/17/2017

Clandestine discussions and an unexpected close encounter take their toll on Louis's mental state. Back at the palace mistrustful de Montespan questions where Madame Scarron's heart lies, while Queen Marie-Therese appeals to mourning Marchal to return. The lavish French historical drama continues with intense confrontations and exposed jealousies.

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Revelations
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7.64
475 votes

#20 - Revelations

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/7/2015

With Louis laid low by a major fever, those conspiring against him grow in strength and confidence while Philippe is caught in the middle, as are medic Masson and his daughter Claudine.

Directors: Thomas Vincent
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Who Will Guard the Guards Themselves
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7.64
415 votes

#21 - Who Will Guard the Guards Themselves

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/3/2017

A cool welcome awaits Princess Palatine both in the palace salons and her new husband's bed, but Sophie's destiny is worse. Marchal finds a prime suspect for the poisonings.

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Mirror for Princes
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7.61
508 votes

#22 - Mirror for Princes

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/23/2015

Louis has one thing in mind: Versailles. For the nobles to come to Versailles, the king demanded the representatives of high society bring him their noble titles, only guarantors of their privileges. First to be stripped of his title, Montcourt seeking the support of the Duke of Cassel, one of the North's most powerful nobles, who bears the king in high esteem. Louis asks the queen to leave the mourning to welcome his guest: Prince of Assini, able to open his trade routes in West Africa.

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A Still Small Voice
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7.60
416 votes

#23 - A Still Small Voice

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/27/2017

The king's bad example is blamed for the nobility's immorality, fuelled by illicit love potions and powders. Philippe must meet his new bride. Another victim of poisoning confounds Marchal.

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War And Peace
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7.60
381 votes

#24 - War And Peace

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/10/2017

The king's continued insomnia renders him even more volatile, so loyalty counts for little, as Marchal finds to his cost. Claudine investigates the mystery toxin, while Sophie seeks a solution to her miserable marriage.

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Invalides
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7.59
498 votes

#25 - Invalides

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/30/2015

After the war, the soldiers were requisitioned to carry out the work on the palace of Versailles. But worn by the hardness of their task, their lives and broken promises, they revolt. Two thousand of them lay down their tools. Convinced by Madame de Montespan, the Duke of Cassel went to Versailles to attend the festivities. The king has just decreed that nobles that locate in the area will be relieved of their debts. No castle or land, the Duke of Cassel must resolve to stay.

Directors: Thomas Vincent
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