In the autumn of 1683, in a candlelit chapel at the Palace of Versailles, a late-night marriage ceremony took place. The groom was none other than the ruler of France, Louis XIV, 45, also known as the ...

More than 1,100 lots from Corby Castle in Cumbria will be sold by Tennants Auctioneers, North Yorkshire, from January 22 to 24. Louis XIV Aubusson Mythological Tapestry, which is thought to depict ...