{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"The Yew Tree Ball - Newikis","description":"The Yew Tree Ball (French: Le bal des ifs) was a masked ball held in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles on the night of 25–26 February 1745. 1,500 people attended. King Louis XV and several of his gentlemen courtiers appeared dressed as topiary yew trees. The ball is notorious for being the venue in…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400}