Remember the ladies and include the men.
The Bible’s Jael and French Revolution’s Charlotte Corday committing murder has to gone down with some of the most controversial moves in history. It’s hard to say if they did the right thing . To understand why they did what they did, we need to look at the overall picture. Jael Barak wanted Deborah to go … Read more
Marie-Therese did not like to think of the time she spent in the cell and would not like to be remembered for being a prisoner in it for so long. Hopefully, she wouldn’t mind being regarded as an example on how to deal with loneliness and painful circumstances. In an earlier article, I wrote about her aunt … Read more
French Revolution. What comes to mind? Madam Guillotine, Marie Antoinette, and sink me–The Scarlet Pimpernel. The 1982 film adaption of the book made me laugh so hard. I was also in awe. Did such heroes exist? There were those who smuggled nobles into other countries. The films shows that Marie Antoinette and Louis’s son survived … Read more