Palace of Fontainebleau: Thousand Years of French History

Compared with other royal palaces in France, not many people know the history and magnificence of the Palace of Fontainebleau. The castle is located deep in the forest. Before the Louvre and Versailles were built, it was the residence of kings and queens. Every dynasty in France, and even every ruler, has left their own mark here. The Palace of Fontainebleau is a human theater where the tragedies and comedies of power alternately play out. It was here that Francois I received Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Louis XIII was baptized, Louis XIV revoked the Nantes Pardon, Louis XV married Queen Mary... Napoleon once looked at it and sighed: "This is the residence of the king, the castle of the century." Fontainebleau Palace recorded Napoleon's most glorious and extravagant period, and also recorded his failure: on April 6, 1814, Napoleon signed his abdication edict here. The appearance of the Palace of Fontainebleau is also changing bit by bit: Louis Philippe I left the Porcelain Gallery, Napoleon III left the theater, and Empress Eugenie built the Chinese Pavilion... In this book, French historians narrate the story of the Palace of Fontainebleau in chronological order, which is also a portrayal of France's thousand-year history.