Monday 29 June 2015

The Salon's Second Birthday!

Today I celebrate two years since the salon threw open its doors, and what a two years it has been!

In that time I have welcomed more than half a million visitors to the site, been fortunate to make some wonderful friends and meet so many lovely readers and fans of all things 18th century. Not only that, but I've also been honoured to announce two forthcoming books from Pen and Sword Books, Life in the Georgian Court and Tales from the 18th Century Old Bailey.


The Grand Theatre and fireworks erected on the water near Court at the Hague, on occasion of the general peace concluded at Aix la Chapelle on 18 October 1784. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The Grand Theatre and fireworks erected on the water near Court at the Hague, on occasion of the general peace concluded at Aix la Chapelle on 18 October 1784. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

To celebrate, I thought I would revisit the salon's most popular posts; I had anticipated much Marie Antoinette but I was surprised to find that wasn't the case at all!

The Marriage of Napoleon and Marie Louise
A second try for the French emperor...

The Scandalous Matter of La Reine en Gaulle
A portrait of Marie Antoinette sets tongues wagging...

Jenner, Phipps and the Smallpox Vaccination
The tale of a medical innovation...

A Twist of Fate for Dick Turpin
How a trip to the post office proved fatal for a legendary highwayman...

Floating to Jamaica: Matthew "Monk" Lewis is (Not Quite) Buried at Sea
What became of the corpse of a Gothic icon?

The salon will open again on 1st July... see you then!

14 comments:

Unknown said...

Congratulations on two remarkable tears, Madame!

Barbara Monajem said...

Happy Blog Birthday -- and many happy returns of the day.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations, Catherine!

Catherine Curzon said...

Merci, and thank you for all your encouragement!

Catherine Curzon said...

Thank you, for all your shares too!

Catherine Curzon said...

Merci, and for your help and contributions!

Unknown said...

Happy blogiversary! And congratulations on the two books - how exciting!
Frances

Catherine Curzon said...

Thank you so much!

Unknown said...

Congrats on 2 years !!

Catherine Curzon said...

Thank you!

Terry Tyler said...

Happy bloggy birthday! This is saved to read later - I love 'best of' posts!

Catherine Curzon said...

Merci; I hope you enjoy them! Thank you for your lovely encouragement and support!

Anne said...

Congratulations and felicitations on your 2 years anniversary !
I love all the dispatches from Gin Lane!

Catherine Curzon said...

Thank you, Anne, much appreciated!