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Women's History Month: 'Plum Flowers' by Seo Yeongsuhap (1753-1823)
[image: Plum Tree Blooms by ForestWander/CC BY-SA 3.0 US, no changes]Seo Yeongsuhap (1753-1823) was the daughter of a provincial governor and the wife of a royal official. She had three sons and one...
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Women's History Month: "A Petition To April" by Susanna Blamire (1747-1794)
[image: A portrait of Susanna Blamire by Giacomo Cambruzzi, 18th century]Susanna Blamire (1747-1794) was an English poet whose prolific and well-regarded poetry earned her the nickname the "Muse of...
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4 (More) Novels Inspired by Real 18th-Century Women
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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Film Friday: Marie Antoinette (1938) Poster
Film Friday: a day for sharing movie stills, production art, film analysis and anything film related! [credit: Hollywoodposterauction.com] One of the many lobby posters created for an international...
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Women's History Month: A poem by Mah Laqa Bai (1768-1824)
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: "They ruled society..."
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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Book Review: Walcheren to Waterloo, The British Army inthe Low Countries...
Much has been made of the greatest successes of the British army during the French Revolutionary and subsequent Napoleonic wars--but what of the campaigns which tend to be glossed over due to their...
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Let's Visit! The Laiterie de Préparation at the Hameau de La Reine
Introducing Let's Visit! A new travel-based series that will take us on trips around Versailles, the Petit Trianon and other interesting places from the safety and comfort of our homes. In some cases,...
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Book Review: Madame Tussaud: Her Life and Legacy by Geri Walton
Madame Tussaud's life and legacy are shrouded in mystery and a highly calculated image that Madame Tussaud herself cultivated as she embraced a peculiar type of notoriety after the turn of the 18th...
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Book Review: Creative Paris: Urban Interiors, Inspiring Innovators by My...
© Creative Paris: Urban Interiors, Inspiring Innovators by My Little Paris, Flammarion, 2019The introduction to Flammarion's Creative Paris: Urban Interiors, Inspiring Innovators includes a poignant...
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Book Review: Napoleon's Imperial Guard Uniforms and Equipment: The Infantry...
Napoleon's Imperial Guard were a special reserve force that doubled as the personal bodyguards of Napoleon Bonaparte. These were not average soldiers but a special reserve employed only at imperial...
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Marie Antoinette Vinyl Soundtrack Release [2020 Edition]
Vinyl lovers rejoice! The eclectic soundtrack for Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette is getting a new candy pink release this year! This will be a Barnes and Noble exclusive and is currently set for...
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Book Review: Diner à la Maison: A Parisian's Guide to Cooking and...
It was Sofia Coppola who inspired Laurent Buttazzoni to create this eclectic recipe and dining book after attending one of many fantastic Parisian dinners hosted by Buttazzoni, where chic table...
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Book Review: General Sir Ralph Abercromby and the French Revolutionary Wars...
The French Revolutionary wars ignited within a politically and socially charged Europe. The wars would continue through the rest of the 18th century in some form or another, as the French Revolutionary...
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What They Said Saturday: "I know nothing about painting, but you make me like...
'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...
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Book Review: Fighting the French Revolution, The Great Vendée Rising of 1793
The uprising in the Vendée has been the subject of many books, scholarly works, debates, rhetoric and interpretations over the past 227 years. Much has been written about the social and political...
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Film Friday: Marie Antoinette (1938) Colorized Gif
Film Friday: a day for sharing movie stills, production art, film analysis and anything film related!I've partially hand-colored some very limited gifs from MGM's Marie Antoinette before, but the sheer...
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JSTOR Expanded Access: Human Nature and a cyclical view of History in Chantal...
JSTOR announced earlier this month that they will be provided expanded access through 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This expanded access includes free read-online access for 100 articles per month...
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Music Monday: a day for contemporary music, soundtracks and other tunes related to Marie Antoinette.Joseph Bologne, or the chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799) was an classical composer and champion...
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JSTOR Expanded Access: To Be(head) a Family: British Poetry and the...
JSTOR announced earlier this month that they will be provided expanded access through 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This expanded access includes free read-online access for 100 articles per month...
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