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Tobacco use by todays standards is often taboo, or frowned upon by society, but as I am sure most of us know, it has not always been like that. In fact, some forms of tobacco use were actually considered elegant and stylish. During the eighteenth century, tobacco use in Europe took on the...
Read MorePosted in: default | 1 commentsWhile we have a common view of the man namedLouis Auguste de Bourbon, Dauphin (in 1773 Versailles RP) and king historically by 1774, at one point or another, we found his man...nay a boy, we found him a boy. A boy who liked to play with locks, and eat all his time, shy and a push over, who...
Read MorePosted in: default | 3 commentsI am a proud American (and a typical, hardspoken New Yorker). I have icons whotranscendsboarders, and cultures. One of those Icons, is her Royal Majesty, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Today,February6th, 2012,celebratedher 60th year since sheascendedthe throne....
Read MorePosted in: default | 3 commentsWhile piling through the blogs I normally read, I came across this 'The Greatness of King Louis XVI' from the Mad Monarchist Blog.
The Greatness of King Louis XVI
Posted in: default | 4 commentsPosted in: default | 3 commentsMarie Antoinette and her Children: The queens adopted family
From the day she arrived at Versailles at the age of only fourteen, one question loomed larger in the life of Marie Antoinette than any other. Versailles was so used to gossip...
Read MorePosted in: default | 4 commentsSalomon de Brosse (1571-1626) was an early 17 th century, and extremely influential architect in France, influencing several later architects, including
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FranceOfficiallyRecognizes the United States of America
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Read MorePosted in: default | 9 commentsIt was while taking a detour on a walk through Languedoc that I met an American librarian named Farzaneh Eel, who has recently opened a branch library there. She is one of those librarians who guide you through the shelves and talk about their passion :books. You can also...
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