tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post6373317219947275237..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: The Scandalous Matter of La Reine en GaulleCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-68272627523303853212020-04-16T08:51:27.474+01:002020-04-16T08:51:27.474+01:00I felt equally traumatized when viewing the then y...I felt equally traumatized when viewing the then younger members of our own royal family appearing on It's a Knockout. Still at least you couldn't see their underwear.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-23536568068753216322018-03-30T23:04:01.673+01:002018-03-30T23:04:01.673+01:00Marie hated wearing the court dresses and corsets....Marie hated wearing the court dresses and corsets. She found them uncomfortable. cherub00https://www.blogger.com/profile/01121028959483170951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-61375964029670580322016-04-17T08:55:52.725+01:002016-04-17T08:55:52.725+01:00It must have been utterly bewildering at such a yo...It must have been utterly bewildering at such a young age, and so difficult to finish growing up as a court wife!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-26643959159649986492016-04-17T04:57:40.077+01:002016-04-17T04:57:40.077+01:00It saw an exhibit of Vigee Le Brun recently in New...It saw an exhibit of Vigee Le Brun recently in New York and it is one of my most memorableEmeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343657092729676147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-52943426267871334522016-04-16T15:24:35.808+01:002016-04-16T15:24:35.808+01:00These very young women always make me think of the...These very young women always make me think of the miserable life that so many of those born into the upper reaches of society led, their existence more important as chess pieces for the games of the powerful families around them than as human beings. Marie Antoinette probably particularly exemplifies such misfortune, ending as she did. I have to admit whenever I think of her I also think of Madame deFarge in Tale of Two Cities, and her unblinking hatred, however justified it might have been. Poor girl; poor woman.Beppie Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14585518256785448583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-41779623332665408452016-04-16T11:26:18.081+01:002016-04-16T11:26:18.081+01:00The Antonia Fraser biography of Marie Antoinette i...The Antonia Fraser biography of Marie Antoinette is sympathetic to her and outlines the inevitable negative reactions to everything she did. Married off young, still dominated by her mother and trying to make the best of a difficult marriage and claustrophobic court life, her destiny was always to be misunderstood and criticised. But her end was still a pitiful and tragic one.<br />Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05807746161234469899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-16359907230160256202015-10-17T10:05:30.170+01:002015-10-17T10:05:30.170+01:00Thank you; it's nice to see a more informal si...Thank you; it's nice to see a more informal side to her!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-8599878610829507742015-10-17T01:58:49.724+01:002015-10-17T01:58:49.724+01:00Wow this is a different side that is very attracti...Wow this is a different side that is very attractive of the queen I never would have guessed. Not that I know much about her but this appears to be her real side. nirak88https://www.blogger.com/profile/13506464763451132662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-52350681446710527252015-03-30T17:37:50.366+01:002015-03-30T17:37:50.366+01:00I think there's definitely some truth in that!...I think there's definitely some truth in that!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-44079469293424798832015-03-30T17:06:46.713+01:002015-03-30T17:06:46.713+01:00Or maybe public figures will always be criticized ...Or maybe public figures will always be criticized by someone no matter what period deserved or otherwise.DL NELSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740409132697546671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-67409454739896387612014-04-16T14:35:09.288+01:002014-04-16T14:35:09.288+01:00Thank you. It is funny to think that the painting ...Thank you. It is funny to think that the painting was criticised precisely because it is so simple, yet that's what appeals to me about it!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-40135390156618010882014-04-16T13:56:28.257+01:002014-04-16T13:56:28.257+01:00I never knew this about the queen and the painter ...I never knew this about the queen and the painter - absolutely lovely. Your comment of seeing perhaps a more human side - that girl from the country side - is endearing. So often she is remembered as the overly extravagant woman declaring, "Let them eat cake". This little snippet would create an interesting starting spot for a fictionalized historical. Great job :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com