No longer the well-beloved Louis XV is becoming ever more unpopular
- the huge expense of his court & decades of costly warfare having taken their toll. As the discontent grows Louis seeks refuge in his extravagances & his mistress the powerful Marquise de Pompadour. Suspicions plots & rivalry are rife as Louis daughters & lovers jostle for his attention & their own standing at Court. Ignoring the unrest in Paris Louis continues to indulge in frivolities. But how long will Paris stay silent when the death of the Marquise de Pompadour leads to yet another mistress influencing the King?