tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post3671215576020504343..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: The Marriage of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVICatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-71774672416698850312015-08-23T21:13:57.844+01:002015-08-23T21:13:57.844+01:00Thank you for visiting the salon - it's quite ...Thank you for visiting the salon - it's quite a tale, isn't it?Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-10810802346821539082015-08-23T12:47:29.101+01:002015-08-23T12:47:29.101+01:00What a fascinating story - I never knew that they ...What a fascinating story - I never knew that they were so controlled or even forced to have cosmetic surgery! Not quite the luxurious life we all imagine, thank you for sharing and correcting us! I look forward to reading more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-52510386358085343862015-05-17T09:47:44.652+01:002015-05-17T09:47:44.652+01:00I don't *want* to imagine it; ouch!I don't *want* to imagine it; ouch!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-71763388044253464652015-05-16T09:08:32.234+01:002015-05-16T09:08:32.234+01:00Beautifully written, Catherine. I can't imagin...Beautifully written, Catherine. I can't imagine the pain of 18thC dentistry!Mari Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711560864857308439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-22402696906848514462015-05-16T06:47:02.601+01:002015-05-16T06:47:02.601+01:00It won't surprise you to know that they make a...It won't surprise you to know that they make a fair few appearances in my own forthcoming book, Life in the Georgian Court; any not a mention of cake!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-37241853573117875122015-05-16T06:45:59.885+01:002015-05-16T06:45:59.885+01:00A pleasure!A pleasure!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-17677344996800300622015-05-16T02:36:11.002+01:002015-05-16T02:36:11.002+01:00Those two have gotten a bum rap in history; marrie...Those two have gotten a bum rap in history; married as teens who scarcely knew each other; expected to overcome so many obstacles. I've written about their marriage in my nonfiction book, NOTORIOUS ROYAL MARRIAGES and my research for that chapter spurred me to write about them from Marie Antoinette's point of view in my historical novel trilogy (under the pen name Juliet Grey). History is written by the winners as we know, and Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI are two of history's biggest losers. They have really been maligned and traduced by propaganda since their reign and it dismays me to see the errors repeated in contemporary history books and biographies and by our own politicians and journalists who still believe MA said "Let them eat cake" and was a flighty bimbo, tone-deaf to the suffering of the French -- or worse -- the cause of the French Revolution.Leslie Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024567064317102889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-18659250607574713852015-05-16T00:41:43.754+01:002015-05-16T00:41:43.754+01:00So sad. Thank you, CatherineSo sad. Thank you, CatherineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901942344972133201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-1268169536207064012014-11-05T13:05:30.319+00:002014-11-05T13:05:30.319+00:00I think Louis was ill-equipped for the role in whi...I think Louis was ill-equipped for the role in which he found himself. I'm not convinced he was a natural leader and certainly lacked the skills to cope with such dramatic events. The whole concept of dentistry in the Georgian era is one that makes me shudder!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-52039450155665355922014-11-05T10:18:48.734+00:002014-11-05T10:18:48.734+00:00Great post, thank you. I always felt sorry for her...Great post, thank you. I always felt sorry for her too, though less sorry for Louis, I must admit, who always struck me as a bit arrogant. I had no idea about the dentistry though, I didn't know there was such a thing as cosmetic dentistry back then - save pulling everything out and replacing it with teeth of a dead person. Marguerite Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886711566567879237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-53004113843715904912014-04-22T18:18:30.956+01:002014-04-22T18:18:30.956+01:00I feel such sympathy for them too, and for so many...I feel such sympathy for them too, and for so many other royal children who were just intended to make good political marriages. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, it is a sad story.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-75988461915637185202014-04-22T18:11:49.234+01:002014-04-22T18:11:49.234+01:00I always felt so sorry for these two poor children...I always felt so sorry for these two poor children. They had no good life, from the first moment. Only chess dollies and nobody cared for them, only for the match they would make one day. She wasn't greeted as parents would greet a newborn normally and he was only the future king, not more. And in the end nobody lend a hand, even the own brother did not care, and this is heartbreaking.Frau S. aus B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09633616602313569749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-26121473833886073872014-04-21T08:51:47.189+01:002014-04-21T08:51:47.189+01:00It's absolutely breathtaking, I think!It's absolutely breathtaking, I think!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-73787561631206613962014-04-21T02:51:22.027+01:002014-04-21T02:51:22.027+01:00Beautiful Architech.Beautiful Architech.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06990036080127121747noreply@blogger.com