Louis XIV
King of France from 1643 to 1715
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| 2025 |
Horrible Histories
Launched Horrible Science spin-off series, following the previous 2015 CITV series.
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| May 10 2025 |
Code Noir
French Prime Minister François Bayrou promised to abolish the Black Code on slavery during the National Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade, Slavery, and Their Abolition, marking a significant step towards addressing historical racial injustices.
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| 2025 |
Tartuffe
Cameri Theater in Tel Aviv presented Tartuffe in Hebrew, translated by Eli Bijawi and directed by Roni Brodetzky, with a revised ending.
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| 2025 |
Descendants of Louis XIV
Adam Watson matched with King Louis XVI through 23 and Me, becoming the Duke of Barre, VT.
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| March 2025 | Paris Opera Play becomes available for streaming with apps for Apple TV and Android TV. |
| 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Marked 15 years on air, with 11 series, multiple specials and spin-offs, a feature film, and two sold-out BBC Proms.
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| October 24 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Announced to receive a BAFTA Special Award in recognition of its extraordinary cultural and social impact.
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| 2023 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards for the third time.
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| August 2023 |
Tartuffe
The feminist adaptation of Tartuffe by Davies and Lawrence transferred to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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| May 2023 | Gustavo Dudamel announced his resignation as music director of the Opéra, effective August 2023. |
| April 7 2023 | Launch of Paris Opera Play (POP), a video streaming service with 80 initial titles including operas, ballets, documentaries, and master classes. |
| March 12 2023 |
Tartuffe
Birmingham Repertory Theatre's modern adaptation broadcast on BBC Four, relocating the story to a contemporary Pakistani-Muslim community in Sparkhill, Birmingham. The production was directed by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto, and was originally produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2018.
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| 2022 |
Tartuffe
A modern English adaptation of Tartuffe was released to commemorate Moliere's 400th Anniversary, starring David Serero as Tartuffe.
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| 2022 |
Tartuffe
A feminist reimagining of Tartuffe by Flora Davies and Siân Lawrence was presented at Oxford's BT Studio by Green Sun Productions.
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| 2022 |
Tartuffe
Joel Tan's version premiered, featuring a new plot twist about a lavender marriage.
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| October 2022 |
Horrible Histories
A special episode celebrating the BBC's 100th anniversary was broadcast.
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| January 21 2022 |
The Moon and the Sun
The film was finally released by Gravitas Ventures.
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| 2021 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards for the second consecutive year.
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| 2021 |
Tartuffe
Singapore theatre company W!ld Rice commissioned a new version by Joel Tan.
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| 2021 |
The Moon and the Sun
The novel was re-released under the alternate title 'The King's Daughter' to coincide with a film adaptation of the book.
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| October 2021 |
The Moon and the Sun
Gravitas Ventures acquired the film's distribution rights.
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| August 1 2021 | Gustavo Dudamel officially begins his role as music director of the Opéra. |
| April 2021 | Opéra announced Gustavo Dudamel as its next music director, effective 1 August 2021, with an initial contract of 6 seasons. |
| 2020 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards.
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| 2020 |
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Colbert's statue outside the Assemblée nationale was vandalized due to his role in drafting the Code noir
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| September 1 2020 | Alexander Neef becomes the latest managing director of the Paris Opera. |
| 2019 |
The Age of Louis XIV
Introduction in Volume 11A of the critical edition published by The Voltaire Foundation
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| 2019 |
The Age of Louis XIV
Introduction, dossier, and general index published in Volume 11B by The Voltaire Foundation
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| December 19 2019 |
Horrible Histories
Announcement made that the remaining episodes of series 8 would air in 2020, with a ninth series also planned.
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| August 15 2019 |
Horrible Histories
A special 'Back to School' episode hosted by Emily Atack aired on CBBC, featuring skits about school and education from previous series.
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| June 3 2019 |
Horrible Histories
The eighth series premiered on CBBC, featuring theme-based episodes and guest co-hosts.
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| September 2018 |
Horrible Histories
Filming began for the eighth series of Horrible Histories.
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| September 2018 |
Tartuffe
Royal Shakespeare Company produced a version by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto, relocating the story to a modern-day Pakistani-Muslim community in Birmingham, premiering at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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| April 23 2018 | The third season of the Versailles TV series was released in full on-demand, marking the complete availability of the show's latest season to viewers. |
| 2017 |
The Age of Louis XIV
Liste et catalogue des écrivains published in Volume 12 by The Voltaire Foundation
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| June 2017 |
Horrible Histories
The full-length seventh series began airing every Monday on CBBC, continuing into 2018, with a new format focusing each episode on a specific theme like music, explorers, medicine, and presidents.
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| April 2017 |
Tartuffe
An English adaptation by Andrew Hilton and Dominic Power premiered at Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol during April-May, reimagining Tartuffe as a bogus business guru.
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| 2016 |
Horrible Histories
Three special episodes were broadcast to mark significant historical anniversaries: 400 years since Shakespeare's death, the BBC's 'Love to Read' campaign, and 350 years since the Great Fire of London.
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| 2016 |
The Age of Louis XIV
Chapters 25-30 of the critical edition of 'Siècle de Louis XIV' published in Volume 13C by The Voltaire Foundation
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| October 2016 |
Tartuffe
American Stage Theatre Company in St. Petersburg, Florida adapted Tartuffe as a modern-day political satire. The State Theatre Company of South Australia and Brink Productions also performed an adaptation in Adelaide during October-November.
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| 2015 |
Tartuffe
Dominique Serrand revived David Ball's adaptation in a coproduction with multiple theatre companies.
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| 2015 |
The Age of Louis XIV
Chapters 1-12 of the critical edition of 'Siècle de Louis XIV' published in Volume 13A by The Voltaire Foundation
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| 2015 | Louis XIV portrayed in the Canal+ television series Versailles, with George Blagden playing the role, which aired for three seasons. |
| April 10 2015 |
The Moon and the Sun
Paramount Pictures originally set the film for wide release, but the movie was pulled from the schedule three weeks before its planned release.
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| February 2015 |
Horrible Histories
The new Horrible Histories series debuted with an episode about the Magna Carta, timed to coincide with the 800-year anniversary of the document.
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| 2014 |
Horrible Histories
CBBC executives announced discussions about reviving the Horrible Histories series, with original series star Mathew Baynton confirming the original cast would not reunite.
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| 2014 |
Tartuffe
Bell Shakespeare Company produced another translation of Tartuffe - The Hypocrite by Justin Fleming.
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