Women's History Month: "Though the historians of the period have never fully...
Women's History Month:A month celebrating women of history! I will be posting media and book recommendations, highlighting women from (mostly) the 18th century, and otherwise sharing content with an...
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Women's History Month: "A tragic note prevails."
Women's History Month:A month celebrating women of history! I will be posting media and book recommendations, highlighting women from (mostly) the 18th century, and otherwise sharing content with an...
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Inspired Tuesday: Marie Antoinette Inspired Half-Doll
Inspired Tuesday: a day to share anything and everything inspired by Marie Antoinette and her world.[image credit: marc_shona_lorrin/ebay]This antique Marie Antoinette inspired half doll was made by...
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Book Thursday: Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette Bookends
Book Thursday: a day for anything and everything books; reviews, highlights, and more.What is the professional way to say"*grabby hands*"? Because that's all I can think of when I see this gorgeous...
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Film Friday: Two stills from L'Autrichienne (1990)
Film Friday: a day for sharing movie stills, production art, film analysis and anything film related! L'Autrichienne (1990) L'Autrichienne (1990)
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Music Monday: Electro Music at Versailles (Coming to a Hall of Mirrors Near...
Introducing Music Monday: a day for contemporary music, soundtracks and other tunes related to Marie Antoinette.If you haven't already heard: the Chateau de Versailles is hosting an electro music...
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Inspired Tuesday: Marie Antoinette Salt and Pepper Shaker
Inspired Tuesday: a day to share anything and everything inspired by Marie Antoinette and her world. image credit: AmazonMarie Antoinette has inspired an endless list of odds-and-ends and if you've...
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The Chemise Portrait in 'Le Versailles secret de Marie-Antoinette'
Among the more memorable visuals from the recent docudrama Le Versailles secret de Marie-Antoinette (2018),which was released to coincide with the re-opening of the newly restored Queen's House at the...
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What They Said Saturday: "Fatigued by the splendors of art, I turn to nature..."
'What They Said' Saturday:a day for quotations of all kinds, including excerpts from letters written by Marie Antoinette and her contemporaries, memoirs, non-fiction, novels and everything in...
View ArticleMusic Monday: Versailles by Nadia Bouluanger
Music Monday: a day for contemporary music, soundtracks and other tunes related to Marie Antoinette.For this Music Monday, I'd like to share a piece from Nadia Boulanger, a notable composer, conductor...
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Book Thursday: The cover for the second book in the 'Marie-Antoinette et ses...
Book Thursday: a day for anything and everything books; reviews, highlights, and more.Marie-Antoinette et ses soeurs(Marie Antoinette and her sisters) is a new French children's novel series from...
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Film Friday: Two screenshots form Marie Antoinette (1938)
Introducing Film Friday: a day for sharing movie stills, production art, film analysis and anything film related! Marie Antoinette (1938)Marie Antoinette (1938)
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Pen and Sword offering free eBooks to coincide with the 198th anniversary of...
Free Books About Napoleon! Pen and Sword is giving away four Napoleon related eBooks for free through Amazon Kindle to coincide with the 198th anniversary of Napoleon's death. The links below are to...
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Madame Elisabeth de France (1764-1794)
I don’t know why it is, but I am always ready to hope. Do not imitate me; it is better to fear without reason than to hope without it; the moment when the eyes open is less painful. –Madame Elisabeth,...
View ArticleBack from hiatus!
And we're back from an unscheduled hiatus! Posting will resume Sunday, June 30th. Thank you for your patience!
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Museum Sunday: Folding stool for Marie Antoinette's gaming room
Museum Sunday: a day for highlighting objects, books, and other items from the collections and lives of Marie Antoinette and her contemporaries.Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (French, 1748 - 1803, master...
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A portrait of a woman and child in revolutionary France
[credit: Galerie Bassenge]This unique miniature was painted by Jean-François Boudou and is dated to the third year of the new French Revolutionary calender. Year III of the French Revolutionary...
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Inspired Tuesday: Production photos from Houston Ballet's 2019 production of...
Inspired Tuesday: a day to share anything and everything inspired by Marie Antoinette and her world.Ten years after its original debut, the Houston Ballet performed Stanton Welch's Marie in their...
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The separation of Louis Charles from his family: July 3rd, 1793.
[image: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie]On July 3rd, 1793, a decree from the Convention ordered the separation of Louis Charles from the rest of his family. An...
View ArticleFilm Friday: TCM 'Marie Antoinette' Intro
Film Friday: a day for sharing movie stills, production art, film analysis and anything film related.It's almost time for the annual Turner Classic Movies Summer Under the Stars, so I can't help but...
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