Tag Archives: French History

Marie Antoinette and her Children: The mystery and the history of Louis Charles in the tower. Part 1

By Culture& Stuff | Published: March 10, 2010
On the morning of 11th August 1792, an exhausted and increasingly sweaty royal family sat in the reporters’ box of the National Assembly, a stone’s throw from the Seine in Paris. The night before, the Tuileries (the 16th-century royal palace near the Louvre which had been their residence since they were removed from Versailles in [...]
Posted in 18th Century, Biography, French History, History, Royal History | Also tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Marie Antoinette and her Children: A new, multi-part series on Culture&Stuff

By Culture& Stuff | Published: February 22, 2010
In 1786, Marie Antoinette and her children posed for a portrait by Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun (click the image above for the full version). At first glance, the resulting picture presents a happy image. Madame Royale gazes lovingly up at her mother, the infant Duc de Normandie bounces on her lap, and the Dauphin looks every [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , | Leave a comment