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Showing posts with label Louis XVI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Louis XVI. Show all posts
Friday, 16 October 2015

A Digest of Marie Antoinette

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Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna (Vienna, Austria, 2nd November 1755 - Paris, France, 16th October 1793) On this day in 1793, Marie Antoinet...
Wednesday, 21 January 2015

A Digest of Louis XVI

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Louis XVI (Versailles, France, 23rd August 1754 – Paris,  France, 21st January 1793)  Louis XVI by Joseph-Siffrein Duplessis, 1776 On...
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Wednesday, 5 November 2014

For Bonfire Night: A Parisian Fireworks Disaster

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As these long evenings draw in and I look out of my salon window and over the city, all over the darkness is illuminated by small bonfires l...
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Thursday, 19 June 2014

"She would have been my friend": Princess Sophie Hélène Béatrice of France

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Princess Sophie Hélène Béatrice of France (Marie Sophie Hélène Béatrice de France; Versailles, France, 9th July 1786 - Versailles, France, 1...
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Thursday, 8 May 2014

A Salon Guest... Marie Antoinette Bucking the System (of Etiquette)

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Today it is a pleasure and a joy to welcome the estimable Ginger Myrick to the salon. Ginger will be taking us on a trip into the court of ...
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Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Maximilien Robespierre Welcomes Louis XVI

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Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (Arras, France, 6th May 1758 – Paris, France, 28th July 1794) Maximilien Robespierre by...
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Saturday, 3 May 2014

Princess Élisabeth of France, A Most Loyal Sister

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Princess Élisabeth of France (Élisabeth Philippine Marie Hélène de France, Versailles, France, 3rd May 1764 - Paris, France, 10th May 1794) ...
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Saturday, 19 April 2014

The Marriage of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI

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We have seen royal marriages before here at the salon but today marks the anniversary of a particularly iconic match of two young people....
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