The wonderful pastels of the Louvre and some gossip
The pastels of the Louvre Museum collections aren’t very well-known because they are immensely fragile, and so they aren’t in…
The Affair of the Carnation: Marie-Antoinette’s last hope
This is a true story, even if it’s hard to believe. The event seems to come out from a novel…
The Ghosts of Chantilly: The Rousseau Era
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Queen Marie-Antoinette’s Personal Theatre
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The Upper Floors of the Petit Trianon
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Personal Versailles: labs, treasures and passions hidden from prying eyes (part II)
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Personal Versailles: labs, treasures and passions hidden from prying eyes (part I)
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The tragic end of the Templars and the Monarchy echoes in Square du Temple
Happily walking through the nice English garden of Square du Temple, in the III arrondissement, it’s difficult to believe that this part…
The Affair of the Diamond Necklace (part II): how a blue-blooded thief can rip-off a Cardinal
The mastermind who hatched the most daring plot in the history of France belonged to an incredibly ambitious woman: Jeanne…
The Affair of the Diamond Necklace (part I): the necklace Marie-Antoinette refused.
Year 1783: Queen of France Marie-Antoinette’s popularity was at an all-time low. For some time the press and the public…