On the trail of the greats of French royalty
"What is the point in common between Madame de Maintenon, Diane de Poitiers, the Duchess of Orléans, and Saint Joan of France ? The Valley of the Eure !"

History great and small : diverse themes...
To help reveal her treasures and share her secrets : these interviews…
Anet : the Château of Diane de Poitiers
Diane de Poitiers, favorite of King Henri II, the Château, the gardens by Le Notre…
ELIANE LANG, President of the Association of friends of the château, shows us why it was the ideal residence for a Grande Dame.

Dreux : the Royal Chapel
It's history, its exceptional recumbent statues…
JEAN LOUIS SUREAU, Secretary General of the St Louis Foundation, explains how the Chapel became « Royal » with the crowning of Louis Philippe I

Dreux : downtown
The belfry, Dreux as a frontier town, the Church of Saint Pierre, the auto racetrack and the legendary automobiles of Facel Vega…
JACQUELINE BARREL of the Tourist Office of Dreux explains the workings of the « Tour des enfants trouvés » during the Napoleonic era. LAURENT FRENET, Director of Propulsion, reveals the principles of the

auto racetrack for deluxe cars.

Nogent le Roi
The church, the tragic destiny of Saint Joan of France, some macabre episodes of royalty in Nogent, the « strategic » river that traverses the town…

Bois-Richeux
The farm of the first freed serfs in the Middle Ages, the 14th century dovecote, the medieval garden and its healing plants…

Maintenon : the Château
Madame de Maintenon, favorite of Louis XIV, the work of the architect of the Sun King, the gardens…
The owners, JEAN RAINDRE and his wife, remember the nearly impossible project to restore the Château, damaged during World War II…

The Aqueduct of Louis XIV
The Sun King's extravagant project to bring water to Versailles…
JACQUES GALLAND, former surveyor and enthusiast of the history of Louis XIV's canal, explains what would have happened had the project been completed.

Epernon
The building recovered from the « Exposition Universelle», the world's fair of 1900 in Paris, the sandstone quarries, the manufacture of millstones and paving stones, the cellar of the Dames de Haute

Bruyère…
JEAN PAUL DUC, President of the Millstone and Paving Stone Conservatory Association, describes the dreadful work of the quarrymen.

Gallardon
The Castle Keep, its architecture, its destruction in the 15th century, and the other remarkable buildings in the area…
CLAUDE LEJEUNE, President of the local tourist board, responds to the question : how does the tower remain standing ?

9 Stages to discover and hear history… and its stories.
Commentaries read by actors with re-enactments, interviews, music…
Each Stage is a complete audio production of 3 to 4 minutes.