Madame de Pompadour’s Theatre ‘If ever a house radiated cheerfulness, that house is Versailles.’ Nancy Mitford on the royal palace in the middle years of Louis XV. Nancy Mitford | Published in History Today Volume 3 Issue 8 August 1953 To continue reading this article you need to purchase a subscription, available from only £5. Start my trial subscription now If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems. FrancePoliticalCulturalArt Popular articles Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships The Women who Forged Medieval England