tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post7440103312988774584..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: The Insurrection of 10th AugustCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-5250781149297463782016-08-10T10:57:53.645+01:002016-08-10T10:57:53.645+01:00Thank you!Thank you!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-6139884808299731652016-08-10T09:53:01.458+01:002016-08-10T09:53:01.458+01:00Fascinating, thank you, could smell the gunpowder ...Fascinating, thank you, could smell the gunpowder and hear the shots and the screaming of the mob and of the injuredSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-13358644090865617392015-08-10T15:45:34.174+01:002015-08-10T15:45:34.174+01:00Or to live through .
On the other paw , George Ru...Or to live through .<br /><br />On the other paw , George Rude ( French keyboard accents dead ) is brought to mind since he nailed this time into my head such that it is unforgettable.angus smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303387363518518545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-66463519978397426102014-08-10T17:30:42.982+01:002014-08-10T17:30:42.982+01:00I misread that as *some* fervent toast, which put ...I misread that as *some* fervent toast, which put an entirely different spin on it. Salut!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-7607189495551538912014-08-10T17:26:33.611+01:002014-08-10T17:26:33.611+01:00I'm much more comfortable being in the minds o...I'm much more comfortable being in the minds of the Parisians who, like multitudes of other French men and women, had just had enough of the out of touch L16 and Antoinette. So I am celebrating today, the 10th of August, with some nice champagne and a fervent toast to the end of the monarchy in France--at least until the obese and ridiculous L18 waddles back onto the throne in 1814, and again in 1815..Queen of Snarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607432684112503980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-73066076866423913502013-08-13T23:20:29.527+01:002013-08-13T23:20:29.527+01:00*Bobs a curtsey of thanks**Bobs a curtsey of thanks*Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-42330295386720972962013-08-13T23:19:16.164+01:002013-08-13T23:19:16.164+01:00Your reads are superb, you should be on the telly ...Your reads are superb, you should be on the telly Madame, BBC4 and such like.Darin Lewisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-52230288820850094552013-08-10T18:59:22.971+01:002013-08-10T18:59:22.971+01:00Thank you!Thank you!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-52466550881782118482013-08-10T17:48:29.224+01:002013-08-10T17:48:29.224+01:00Very good and interesting post!!!!! Thanks for the...Very good and interesting post!!!!! Thanks for the info!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233308131710832962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-82262146899144551652013-08-10T16:59:12.343+01:002013-08-10T16:59:12.343+01:00Thank you; one can only imagine the terror they fe...Thank you; one can only imagine the terror they felt that night.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-82310827926555754112013-08-10T16:58:48.211+01:002013-08-10T16:58:48.211+01:00A friend made the same comment!A friend made the same comment!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-55699043686013994422013-08-10T16:37:32.060+01:002013-08-10T16:37:32.060+01:00I like your vivid portrayal of this key moment. Yo...I like your vivid portrayal of this key moment. You put us in the royal couple's minds. Judith Starkstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051933235718619192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-50179938148823922132013-08-10T13:19:59.399+01:002013-08-10T13:19:59.399+01:00"The Assembly itself was at a dead end, caugh..."The Assembly itself was at a dead end, caught in a series of endless discussions about the deteriorating situation in France and how to deal with the seemingly immovable monarch." If you replace the word "monarch" with the word "Taoiseach" then you could be talking about Ireland today! Though this does sound bloody terrifying!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445629159912795832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-43260414536908270692013-08-10T12:17:24.701+01:002013-08-10T12:17:24.701+01:00It must have even utterly terrifying and heartbrea...It must have even utterly terrifying and heartbreaking to love through. Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-8549018222831443182013-08-10T12:01:17.235+01:002013-08-10T12:01:17.235+01:00It's truly a terrifying and tragic few years o...It's truly a terrifying and tragic few years of history.Budget Marie Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05285088180625650098noreply@blogger.com