tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post1539530209569301645..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: The Painful Death of Louis XV Catherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-63516864704725093732023-04-10T07:48:21.314+01:002023-04-10T07:48:21.314+01:00Actually it’s abscess😂Actually it’s abscess😂Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-21107252392167648982023-03-07T21:48:59.542+00:002023-03-07T21:48:59.542+00:00Did Henry VIII really die with an abess on his kne...Did Henry VIII really die with an abess on his knee, or was it an abcess?!! 🤭Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-52808544154041504842023-01-04T13:07:24.071+00:002023-01-04T13:07:24.071+00:00Sounds like leprosy if his nose fell off!Sounds like leprosy if his nose fell off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-76420760955331792202018-05-10T16:40:14.108+01:002018-05-10T16:40:14.108+01:00I am a Taurus and have a fascination with the grot...I am a Taurus and have a fascination with the grotesque and the morbid. cherub00https://www.blogger.com/profile/01121028959483170951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-86279447067463511732015-05-10T19:55:52.874+01:002015-05-10T19:55:52.874+01:00Oh, can you *imagine*? I'm shuddering...Oh, can you *imagine*? I'm shuddering...Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-57918108350199144482015-05-10T19:55:14.860+01:002015-05-10T19:55:14.860+01:00That's a wee bit outside my era but I think it...That's a wee bit outside my era but I think it was certainly a factor. There was an excellent documentary a few years ago charting his many rather unpleasant health problems - he was certainly in a bad way!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-47696597413149992562015-05-10T16:35:59.590+01:002015-05-10T16:35:59.590+01:00...and Louis Phillipe apparently had some kind of ......and Louis Phillipe apparently had some kind of scrofulous disease which made his nose fall off!<br />It sounds very much like terminal syphilis to me. Of course venereal diseases must have been rife and "cures" like mercury were probably worse than the disease itself.Mari Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711560864857308439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-13699580594780656222015-05-10T14:14:27.288+01:002015-05-10T14:14:27.288+01:00Henry VIII died with an abbess on his knee, didn&#...Henry VIII died with an abbess on his knee, didn't he?JJ Tonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127775887979000379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-47269417848451105262014-06-13T19:37:24.663+01:002014-06-13T19:37:24.663+01:00I'm actually a Virgo, but it's always a pl...I'm actually a Virgo, but it's always a pleasure to meet another fan of the grotesque!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-85155189525546809562014-06-13T19:32:29.628+01:002014-06-13T19:32:29.628+01:00Hmmm, just curious, Madame, but are you a Scorpio ...Hmmm, just curious, Madame, but are you a Scorpio by chance? I am, and we share the same fascination with the grotesque and morbid.....Beepath Skyclad Loneflighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06685837557736505296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-44928224349629849462014-05-11T10:22:11.892+01:002014-05-11T10:22:11.892+01:00I *do* have a fascination for the grotesque, it...I *do* have a fascination for the grotesque, it's true - I really should assemble a cabinet of curiosities! Sadly, fascinating through Wallace's tale is, it's a few centuries outside of my era!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-58341115497671036822014-05-11T07:35:09.768+01:002014-05-11T07:35:09.768+01:00This whole story, assassination attempts and all, ...This whole story, assassination attempts and all, reminds me of Henry VIII and particularly his demise whe his rotting and bloated body exploded after being left on a table overnight in transit to being interred! Now there's a blog subject for you... ;~) (ps. I know how annoying it is whe peolle start telling you what to write but I only jest. On the other hand, what about the real story of William Wallace? It takes someone with your grissly fascination for the grotesque to set the record straight :D )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445629159912795832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-74021253127790835822014-05-10T17:25:12.285+01:002014-05-10T17:25:12.285+01:00A pleasure; thank you for reading!A pleasure; thank you for reading!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-11642546683044980932014-05-10T17:01:13.261+01:002014-05-10T17:01:13.261+01:00I have always loved history of any kind. Great sto...I have always loved history of any kind. Great story and thank you for sharing.stillfeelingyoung67https://www.blogger.com/profile/09268069971280326627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-43965643455580294852014-05-10T14:34:37.096+01:002014-05-10T14:34:37.096+01:00Louis certainly scrubbed up well in his portraits!...Louis certainly scrubbed up well in his portraits!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-1964080279305877022014-05-10T14:22:19.585+01:002014-05-10T14:22:19.585+01:00Yes, but wasn't Louis gorgeous! Not with the ...Yes, but wasn't Louis gorgeous! Not with the small pox, I mean! Those portraits of him...sigh, swoon. He was one of the only French monarchs who forbade his court to ride over the crops of the peasants; he deserved his Well Beloved title for a while, until it all went Poisson shaped! I like the blog, too, Madame!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034366234163128027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-83261448685608544322014-05-10T13:10:52.677+01:002014-05-10T13:10:52.677+01:00But the frocks were lovely! ;-)But the frocks were lovely! ;-)Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-77465799539525896872014-05-10T11:43:46.036+01:002014-05-10T11:43:46.036+01:00Catherine, I wholeheartedly agree with you about t...Catherine, I wholeheartedly agree with you about the lack of medical knowledge being one of the less romantic aspects of life then. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784288072362268328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-27870568096718114472014-05-10T10:02:48.350+01:002014-05-10T10:02:48.350+01:00Thank you! I heartily agree with your point on the...Thank you! I heartily agree with your point on the medical aspect of life in the past - not one of the more romantic aspects of history...Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-66856011586012904812014-05-10T09:34:47.181+01:002014-05-10T09:34:47.181+01:00One cannot help but despair at the way so many peo...One cannot help but despair at the way so many people were killed off by medical procedures!!!! All those who say they wish they lived in the past should study the deaths of the rich and very famous..who had the best access to the finest medical knowledge. I write Victorian fiction and have been exploring the death of Prince Albert ..who might have lived had his doctors known better. Very interesting post, thanks.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.com