Remember the ladies and include the men.
It’s strange to start out with the moral at the beginning of the story, but that’s exactly what I’m going to tell you. No, Maximilien Robespierre will tell you: “Citizens, take warning; you are being fooled by false notions.” Those words are taken from an address to justify the execution of Louis XVI. It … Read more
I haven’t always liked Marie Antoinette. I still don’t. Now, I admire her. If you asked me eight years ago how I felt about the queen, I would say she’s horrible. I read a book about it. Yet also in the library was a book about the summer she and Louis fell in love and … 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