Restoration Salon

Enter and experience the spirited, elegant and decadent era of The English Restoration and Louis XIV.

It is 1670.

The raucous and bawdy court of King Charles II of England has come to Versailles to celebrate a treaty with France at the refined and elegant court of King Louis XIV of France.

Observe the royal courts of France and England as they negotiate the treaty, dance the minuet, bow before the kings, flirt with the royal mistresses, enjoy a masquerade, and entertain each other with games, poetry and dramatic scenes.

Meet the kings and queens of France and England, the notorious Earl of Rochester, the witty Nell Gwyn, the mysterious poisoner La Voisin, the manipulative ministers Colbert and Arlington, and the passionate and competitive mistresses of the kings.