Season 2 - Episode Guide

A poisoning leaves a coveted position open, the king's pregnant mistress Madame de Montespan wields her influence, and Philippe's exiled lover returns.

Further poisonings confound Marchal while the Church frowns on the aristocracy's flagrant immorality and Philippe prepares to meet his new betrothed.

Palatine gets frosty receptions from the court and her new husband, Marchal identifies a prime suspect in the poisonings, and Sophie learns her fate.

Louis prepares to send troops into the Netherlands while Madame de Montespan turns her attention to the Church and a jealous Chevalier picks a fight.

Paranoid insomniac Louis declares war, Sophie seeks a remedy to her cruel marriage and Father Pascal takes a risk in his battle with de Montespan.

Louis takes the field against William of Orange while the queen reigns in his stead, banning debauchery and negotiating a treaty with a sultan.

The queen orders an inquiry and entreats Marchal to return while the king's mental distress is not alleviated by a truce and dinner with William.

Louis returns to Versailles with newfound purity of purpose, and Philippe is surprised at his feelings for Palatine when she shows signs of poisoning.

Doubting his royal divinity, Louis consults the pious Madame Scarron while a rejected former lover summons dark forces to win back his affections.

The king learns the identities of the nobles that acquired poison and launches a violent purge of the aristocracy that seals his grip on power.