Le Grand Siècle and the Age of Enlightenment
https://uk.france.fr/en/news/article/grand-siecle-age-enlightenment
This short resource offers a concise but helpful description of the oft-forgotten (for Americans, anyway) century before the Age of Enlightenment in France: "le grand siècle"—that is to say, the golden age—of French culture and territorial security under King Louis XIII.
The Real Three Musketeers: The Musketeers of the Guard
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wd8npE_Z-_s
This handy video describes in great detail the similarities—and the differences—between France as it is depicted in Dumas's The Three Musketeers and France as it really was in the 17th century. Beginning...
